Skin Conditions
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Skin Conditions
We have two foot clinics located in Thornhill and North York offering a range of services to treat whatever ails your feet. Please see all conditions below.
Xerosis
If you’ve typically had normal skin on your feet and have been noticing them becoming increasingly dry. You’re likely dealing with a case of xerosis. The condition medically known as xerosis is also better known as severe dry skin on the feet. There is really no medication needed to Xerosis.
There are several factors that can cause xerosis such as:
Bathing or showering habitually more than once a day
Using non-moisturizing soaps
Not applying lotion to re-moisturize the area
Using excessively hot water when showering or bathing
By applying a moisture-rich lotion to the affected area of your feet, you should be able to see results fairly quickly.
If you notice the dryness escalating and the skin becomes itchy and scaly, it has progressed to prurtius. Again, this condition is easily treated by re-moisturizing the area with lotion. However, if the condition persists for more than two weeks, this could indicate the presence or a viral or bacterial infection. In this case, you would want to visit your foot doctor to obtain antibiotics to treat the infected area. Book an appointment at our foot clinic in Thornhill or at our North York clinic.
Xerosis is a fairly common ailment and shouldn’t create any unnecessary cause for alarm.
