While summer is coming to an end, I've made it my personal mission to take better . I don't have any serious foot-related medical issues, but I can readily admit that I leave my for longer than is probably socially acceptable and that there are some areas, like my heels, that experience more wear and tear than others. So after scrolling through Instagram one day, I came across a that promises to whip your feet into shape, and I decided to get one myself.
is a medical nail technician and founder and owner of . First, for anyone wondering: what is a medical pedicure? "It provides a one-of-a-kind foot-care experience," Marcela Correa, medical nail technician, previously told PS. "It addresses and treats noninvasive ailments such as cracked heels, corns, calluses, thick nails, ingrown nails, athlete's foot, nail fungus, and more.
" The cost of medical pedicures vary depending on your location and level of care needed, but at Medi Pedi, it typically starts at about $200, so I decided to go there to get my treatment. When I arrived at Medi Pedi, they immediately made it a point to sanitize the shoes I was wearing. Then, before getting started on the pedicure, the technician applied heel softeners to each foot to make the later part of the procedure — filing and smoothing — much easier.
The technician started by removing my old gel pedicure. Then she cleaned up my cuticles with an electric file. After that, she cleaned underneath each toenail and filed my heels with an electric f.
