Aesthetics the Aseptic way - making sure your Pedicure is Pod approved
"My decision to become a foot health practitioner with an interest in aesthetics came from growing up surrounded by Podiatrists.
My grandfather and great uncle were both Podiatrists (or Chiropodists as it was known back then), and my Mum is a Podiatrist too, which all led to some pretty interesting family dinner conversations!
When I was younger, I never imagined working within the medical industry, and so instead, went into the aesthetics side, and in 2013 I trained to be a nail technician. I love the boost that having pretty nails can give a person, however, throughout my time working as a nail technician I realised that there was a big hole in what was being offered as people were having to go to separate places for their foot health care and then their foot cosmetic care, surely this was something that could be combined?
Jess combine's her aesthetic background with her medical knowledge to provide a 'Podiatrist approved' medical pedicure and aesthetic service.
In 2019 I decided to follow in my Mothers and Grandfathers footsteps and train medically as a foot health practitioner, with the view to continue my studies to become a Podiatrist. Qualifying as a foot health practitioner allows me to offer both medical treatments and aesthetic treatments combined and so we have now launched our medical aesthetics serviceshere at FootHealth Battersea.
One of the main things that we speak about with the services that I offer and one of the main advantages of my medical training is that I utilise aseptic technique. But, what is this exactly? Aseptic technique is a collection of medical practices and procedures that helps protect patients from dangerous germs and contaminants and is the way in which I carry out all of my services. I use a combination of disposable tools along with tools that can be sterilised in a hospital-grade autoclave, ensuring that there is no risk of contamination from one patient or even one foot to the next. This means that not only can I offer pedicures on feet with fungal infections or any other contagious conditions, but also ensure that there is no chance of someone picking anything like this up from my services. The aseptic techniques even apply to nail varnishes where a small amount of varnish is placed onto a sterilised tray and used directly from the tray with a disposable brush, meaning no double-dipping and no risk of contamination!
Eliminating this risk is something that is very important to me and all of us here at FootHealth Battersea, ensuring that you can have all of the luxury, relaxation and benefits of aesthetic services without any of the risk to your foot health!"
Podiatrist Bethany stamps her approval on the
FootHealth Battersea Medical Pedicure
