Fax: (239) 692-9436
Tel: 239-430-3668What is medical nail care? Many people are surprised to learn that insurance — including Medicare — will often pay for a physician to trim your toenails and reduce calluses when you have certain medical conditions. It is considered medically necessary care, not cosmetic, because for at-risk patients a small nick while cutting a nail can lead to a serious infection.
Who Qualifies for Medical Nail Care?
Coverage commonly applies to patients with conditions that make self-care risky, including:
- Diabetes
- Peripheral neuropathy (numbness) or poor circulation
- Cancer and patients on blood thinners such as warfarin (Coumadin)
- Lower-back problems or limited mobility that make it unsafe to reach or see the feet
- Thickened, fungal nails that cannot be cut by normal means
Why It Matters
Forgoing proper nail care can put the toes at real risk. A thick, fungal nail can dig in and create an ulcer underneath it, and an accidental cut on a numb or poorly circulated foot may not heal. For patients with diabetes, that chain of events is exactly how a minor problem becomes a wound, an infection, or worse. Professional care keeps nails at a safe length, reduces painful pressure, and lets us inspect your feet for early problems at every visit.
What a Visit Includes
Our team safely trims and thins the nails, reduces calluses and corns, checks circulation and sensation, and flags any sores or pressure points before they become serious. If you have painful, thickened nails and cannot cut them yourself, let us help — it may even save a marriage, since the spouse is often handed the impossible job of cutting them!
For more information or to schedule medically necessary nail care with our team, call (239) 430-3668 (FOOT) or book online at NaplesPodiatrist.com.
Serving Southwest Florida since 2005, Family Foot & Leg Center has 9 convenient locations throughout Collier, Lee, Charlotte, and Sarasota Counties — Naples, Estero, Fort Myers, Cape Coral, Port Charlotte, and Sarasota. We provide pediatric to geriatric foot and ankle care: ingrown toenails, heel pain, bunions, foot & ankle arthritis, plantar fasciitis, foot & ankle surgery, custom orthotics, and diabetic wound care — with in-office X-rays, diagnostic ultrasound, and minor surgical suites. Home of the Lam Minimally Invasive No-Scar Bunion Surgery. Same-day appointments and easy online scheduling.
