APMA STATE COMPONENTS IN THE NEWS

07/02/2012     

MPMA Provides Pedicure Safety Advice

As the warmer weather finally arrives, sandals and flip-flops are making their way out of the closet and slipped on underneath beautifully manicured feet. The pedicure season has begun! Unfortunately, not all pedicure facilities offer clean and proper foot care, and infections and other foot ailments may arise. The Michigan Podiatric Medical Association (MPMA) wants to make sure you keep the following advice in mind as you select where you may go for a pedicure: 

Make sure that the instruments used are clean and sterilized. Ask technicians which cleaning procedure they use, as well as the frequency of cleaning. Soaking in alcohol is NOT an approved sterilization method. Sterilization – rather than disinfecting – is the best method. This can be done by using a cleaning agent such as hospital bactericide, fungicide or viricide. Instruments can be sterilized in an autoclave or ultrasonic machine. If you are diabetic, pedicures are not advised. Visit your podiatrist before receiving a pedicure to identify any potential risks.

Source: WXYZ [6/30/12]