It's summertime.... Don't let cracked heels crack you up, let Zimmermann Podiatry fix you up!

It's summertime and for many people that means it's flip-flop season.

I'm not here to tell you not to wear flip-flops. Most people move to Florida so they can finally wear flip-flops and not get frostibite. It just so happens that when flip-flop weather comes around, so does the increase in my patients that complain of cracked heels. And yes, the flip-flops are most usually to blame. Some people can wear flip-flops and never get cracked skin and some people have cracked skin no matter what they do.

The main thing to help reduce the cracking is to increase the hydration. A cracked riverbed is only cracked when it is dry, right? Throw a little water on it and it goes back to normal. When a person wears flip-flops the skin around the heel dries out and gets thick and cracks. Hydrating the skin around the heel is best done with a heavy duty cream. Lotions will simply not do much for a severe case of dry, cracked heels. Some people even use lard, also known as cooking fat, which does seem to help quite a bit because it is so thick. Some over the counter products such as Eucerin cream seem to be good as well.

Here at Zimmermann Podiatry we carry a specialized cream that actually eats away at the thick dry skin with special enzymes. The product is called Kera-42 and has proven for us to be the most reliable form of topical medication available. We also have special instruments that are used to painlessly remove some of those extra-thick pieces of skin.

Stay hydrated, try to spend more time in shoes and socks, use some great creams, and come in to see the friendly staff at Zimmermann Podiatry in our Leesburg office to see if we can fix up your feet!

Have a great day,

Zimmermann Podiatry
923 W. Dixie Ave, Suite B
Leesburg, FL 34748
Phone: 352 435 7849
www.drzpodiatry.com