February 2025, and the website is coming up for its 9th birthday. I can’t believe how time has flown and the website has grown! From its...

How does the menopause affect the skin, specifically on the feet? This blog explores the current literature.

The acidity of the skins surface has many functions as this blog discovers.

This blog reviews recent research showing how a nail reconstruction can benefit the patient.

Juvenile Plantar Dermatosis is an uncommon skin condition affecting the soles of the feet of children. Is it disappearing?

Successfully treat pyogenic granuloma without surgery and just with table salt!

Keratoderma is a cause of hyperkeratosis on the feet in menopausal women. This blog explore the condition and its treatment.

Statins are the most commonly prescribed drug today but they can interact with athletes foot treatments.

Annoucing the PCDS Annual Meeting in Harrogate, March 2025

This recent study investigates whether smoking cessation can improve plantar psoriasis or plamoplantar pustulosis.

Wallace's line - a rarely referred to anatomical area of the foot named after a dermatologist. What is it and what's its relevance?

As a UK podiatrist, can you use hypochlorous solution on foot ulcers? This blog looks at the regulations regarding this.

This is a short review of the new Heine Smartphone Adaptor Mag

In this blog, we present an unusual presentation of tinea pedis as blisters - Bullous tinea pedis.

Foreign bodies in the foot are common. This one, made an unexpected journey from the plantar surface to the dorsum in 6 months!

What does the literature say about podiatrists ability to spot a melanoma?

Dermatophytoma is a fungal biofilm located under the nail.

James Bond, a classic movie franchise, but does its depiction of villains, frequently with skin issues have an unwanted message?

This is a question that I have been asked a lot over the years by colleagues. Dermatology is an area which will always benefit from more...

For some time now I have been following the work of dermatologist, Dr Richard Weller from the University of Edinburgh. His research is...