Agnes Happy Feet

Foot Health Practitioner

High quality & professional service in home surgery in Frome

General Foot Checks and Maintenance

Ingrown & Involuted toenails treatment ( Onyfix composite toenails braces, Unibrace system, NiTi titanium brace)

Fungal toenails & skin treatment

Verruca treatment - Electrocoagulation, Silver Nitrate treatment

Toeflex Nail Reconstruction

PWO15 Pressure Relief Insoles

Callus & Corn removal

Cracked heels treatment

Agnes Happy Feet
High quality & professional service in home surgery in Frome

Let me introduce myself…

My name is Agnieszka Glodek, I’ve lived in England since 2004 and I usually use the name, Agnes. In Poland I graduated Medical School for Nurses, after moving to Frome, I worked as a carer for the elderly and later as a personal care assistant for a disabled child. I worked later as a dental nurse (almost 12 years) and finally over the years, I decided to be an independent person and chose a new career path. I am a qualified Foot Health Care Professional trained at The Smae Institute in Maidenhead.

Agnieszka Glodek

DipFH, MCFHP/MAFHP

OFFERED SERVICES

General foot check and maintenance

During neurovascular assessment is checked your feet pulses, temperature, color, skin texture, and sensation,
this helps to detect serious foot conditions.  

Ingrown & Involuted toenails treatment

Ingrown toenails are a common condition in which the corner or side of a toenail grows into the soft flesh. The result is a pain, redness, swelling and, sometimes, an infection. Ingrown toenails usually affect your big toe. To treat this painful condition is being used partial nail resection.

Onyfix composite toenails braces

The revolutionary new pain free, non-invasive nail correction system.

  • Pain free treatment for ingrown and involuted nails
  • Correct the nail through natural nail growth
  • Helps prevent relapse
  • Provides quick, lasting pain relief
  • Excellent option for high-risk and diabetic patients
  • No restrictions on activities (swimming, nail polish)
  • Safe, fast and easy to use
Unibrace system

It is the tool to use in the treatment of ingrown and involuted toenails. The Unibrace allows a specialist to create a nail brace in any shape, perfectly matching the needs of a given patient. The result: a custom made nail brace.

NiTi brace

NiTi brace – the action of the titanium brace is non an invasive aid with ingrown toenails. Titanium brace is nothing more than a piece of titanium wire that is properly stuck to the toenail plate to improve its positioning. It works more or less like an orthodontic appliance that pulls the teeth the right way, similar to a wire that is used on a toenail. It has the right side to set the nail without unnecessary surgical intervention.

Verruca treatment

Verruca (or called warts by some) are papular lesions of various sizes with a hyperkeratotic, uneven surface. They arise as a result of infection with the HPV virus – that is, the human papillomavirus. Infection may occur as a result of direct contact, i.e. when a healthy person touches the feet of a sick person, and as a result of indirect contact, e.g. when we share a bath towel or when we come into contact with an infected substrate (especially swimming pool plates, saunas, gym).

Electrocoagulation

Is nothing more than the shearing (coagulation) of proteins with the help of temperature (high-frequency electric current).

During the procedure, the largest possible number of nipple cells are punctured with an electrically charged needle, which, when exposed to electricity, are destroyed by burnout.

Its undoubted advantages are:

  • no bleeding
  • the treatment is septic
  • does not require a convalescence period
Silver Nitrate treatment

Silver nitrate is applied precisely to the skin affected by warts and verrucas. It works by chemically cauterising the skin, which means it destroys any unwanted tissue. This process kills warts and verrucas turning the dead skin black.

Callus and corn removal

Calluses and corns are sites of hyperkeratosis, i.e. increased and excessive keratosis of the epidermis. Most often they are quite large, flat, yellow, round or oval. They are usually located on the pads of the toes or the soles of the foot under the heads of the metatarsal bones.

Calluses are formed on the foot in response to a non-physiological load, friction or constant pressure on a specific area of the skin. The most common causes of calluses are: deformation of the skeletal system of the feet, inappropriate footwear and excessive cutting of the callous epidermis. Calluses should be removed because, apart from their unsightly appearance, they can cause pain over time. Additionally, they can contribute to the appearance of fungal, viral or bacterial infections when the epidermis loses its elasticity and cracks appear on it.

Treatment of Fungal nail infection

Onychomycosis – it refers to a fungal infection of one or more nails, more often the feet than the hands. Depending on the type of the dominant pathogen (dermatophytes, fungi or molds), it takes various forms.

Nail fungus can appear in people of any age. Seniors, patients with diabetes, cancer, hormonal disorders or patients with weakened immunity are particularly at risk of infection. Risk factors also include smoking, prolonged antibiotic therapy, wearing inappropriate footwear and socks, and poor hygiene habits.

The therapy is long-lasting and requires close cooperation of the patient. Treatment of onychomycosis depends on the severity of the disease. In the initial stages, local antifungal preparations are usually used.

ATHLETE’S FOOT - FUNGAL SKIN INFECTION

Tinea pedis is the second most common human fungal infection after onychomycosis.

The first sign of mycosis of the skin of the feet is redness, itching, a feeling of tension between the toes and on the feet, small blisters and peeling appear. Be aware that if the treatment of mycosis is not properly completed, the disease may return with increased force. Untreated athlete’s foot can lead to many complications.

Cracked heels TREATMENT

Cracked heels belong to hyperkeratosis.

In the first stage, there is a lot of skin tension. Its dryness and sensitivity are often the initial signals that something is wrong with the skin of the feet. Gradually, the skin becomes harder and more yellowish.

In the second phase, the skin on the heels turns white, yellow, red, and begins to peel off. At this stage, it loses its elasticity and begins to crack. If, in addition, there is pressure on the feet or pressure, the cracks can deepen to such an extent that simple walking becomes very difficult and painful.

If appropriate therapy is not implemented at this stage, cracked heels may begin to bleed and become an open gate for bacteria, fungi and viruses. In a short time, wounds can begin to suppurate.

One treatment is not enough to make the problem disappear once and for all. Professional treatment of heels is a long-term process. The later the reaction, the more difficult it is to regain healthy skin. In a situation where home treatment turns out to be insufficient, it is worth going to a Foot Health Practitioner to discuss the course of therapy and choose appropriate preparations for daily care.

TOEFLEX NAIL RECONSTRUCTION

Providing a solution to unsightly, damaged and diseased toenail. Clients no longer accept that their nails can’t look good while they are recovering from a mycotic, dystrophic or traumatic nail.

Following visits are required to maintain your treatment. I will fully remove the gel, check all is well underneath and your nails are growing nicely. Then reapply Toeflex. 

PWO15 - Professional Foot Relief System

Professional foot relief system, used in the prevention and therapy of foot overload changes (including wounds, fatigue fractures, hyperkeratosis, tissue tightness, neuralgia, sports overload), mobilization and stimulation of structures.
Individually designed elements made of medical relieving fabric (any shape, thickness, place of use, etc.) are glued on the insoles base and then a specialist coating fabric is applied for the whole insoles.

ONYFIX NAIL BRACE

The revolutionary new pain free, non-invasive nail correction system.

  • Pain free treatment for ingrown and involuted nails
  • Correct the nail through natural nail growth
  • Helps prevent relapse
  • Provides quick, lasting pain relief
  • Excellent option for high-risk and diabetic patients
  • No restrictions on activities (swimming, nail polish)
  • Safe, fast and easy to use

FIRST APPOINTMENT

£ 50

Includes medical history, neurovascular assessment and initial treatment

FOLLOW UP APPOINTMENT

£ 40

Follow up treatments and regular appointments

ONYFIX NAIL BRACE

£ 50

Hallux

ONYFIX NAIL BRACE

£ 25

Small toenails

UNIBRACE

£ 50

Hallux

UNIBRACE

£ 25

Small toenails

TOEFLEX NAIL RECONSTRUCTION

£ 50

First Visit

TOEFLEX NAIL RECONSTRUCTION

£ 40

Follow up visit

NiTi Brace – Hallux

£ 50

NiTi Brace – Small toenail

£ 25

Verruca treatment 

First
appointment

£ 50

Verruca treatment 

follow up appointment
1 verruca

£ 25

Verruca treatment

follow up appointment
2 verruca

£ 30

Verruca treatment

follow up appointment
more than 2 verrucas

£ 40

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