Treatments

Curacorn is dermal filler product originate in the UK which was first used with footballers to give longer-term relief from painful lesions. It’s made from highly viscous form of Hyaluronic Acid. This established aesthetic procedure uses specialist dermal filler specifically tailored for the foot. The hyaluronic acid filler provides a cushion inside the skin between the joint and the skin immediately under a painful pressure lesion such as corns and callus. This creates a reduction in pressure over these areas and decreases the production of callus and corns caused by friction. Therefore, Curacorn can be effective with people with diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis from foot ulceration. It’s found success in providing lasting relief, restoring comfort and reduce the need for regular treatments.

Hyaluronic Acid is a naturally occurring substance found in the body. Once administered into the foot, it provokes the formation of collagen and draws fluid to the area, creating a natural cushion.  The Curacorn product uses the highest viscous formation of hyaluronic Acid.  Which has been tried and tested as an injectable into the foot and proven not to disperse under the pressure of walking or forces impacted on our feet from footwear. This comfortable natural cushion effect can last up to 18 months before the body will naturally dissolve the product.  

Curacorn® works best in areas where there is some laxity of skin around the lesion. 

Patient who can benefit from Curacorn include;

• Those with painful callus 
• Patient with thinning of the natural fatty padding area in the ball of the foot, which has exposed the joints to high pressures when walking, patients often say it feel like you are walking on pebbles.
• Those with painful corns in-between the toes, on top of the toes or the outside of the little toe.
• Those with heel pain due to loss of fatty padding, which unfortunately is naturally occurring as we age.  
• Those who play sports, including high-impact sports, such as running and football.
• Those who spend many hours on their feet through hobbies or work suffer from painful pressure areas foot.

Curacorn should only be administered by an HCPC registered podiatrist who has completed the training.

Hyaluronic Acid is a naturally occurring sugar that is present extensively under the skin giving our skin that ‘plumpness’.  it has very few side effects and is very safe to use, even on patients with Diabetes and Rheumatoid Arthritis.

Dermal filler used is FDA-authorised and approved. 

Dermal Fillers are low-risk and minimally invasive Side effects are rare but can include:

• Reaction to mepivacaine, the local anaesthetic used. Please advise if you have a sensitivity. 
• Post-operative pain lasting a 4-7 days
• redness, swelling in the area of administration 
• reaction to the filler is very rare.

This treatment is not suitable for:

• Transplant patients
• Pregnancy, planning a pregnancy or breastfeeding
• Under 18 years olds
• Patients on cancer treatment 
• Sports person have to be alerted to the fact this product contains an active compound which may lead to a positive reaction to doping test.
• Previous injection of permanent products (silicone, acrylic polymers, dextran)
• Unsealed skin 

Cautions

• History of autoimmune disease
• Pathology (herpes,acne,rosacea)
• On anticoagulants 

Appointment 1: Patients will be assessed during a new patient appointment or in the case of an existing patient their routine appointment, where we will take a full medical history, and assess your suitability for treatment. This will also include a full Vascular and Neurological assessment.

If you are a suitable patient a consent form will need to be signed 

• the lesion will be photographed 
• debrided
• A small amount of local anaesthetic is injected prior to the area to make the procedure as comfortabe as possible for you. We will then administer the Curacorn®️

You can not walk on the treated foot for 24hours you cannot drive or drink alcohol for 24 hours 

Appointment 2: 2-3 weeks later you need to return to re-assess and if required a top up treatment will be administered the same procedure. 

Appointment 3: 1 month on after the 2nd appointment we will see you again to further assess and top up if required.

Small corns on the toes £100 per treatment per site

larger corns/ callus/ fat pad atrophy on the forefoot or heels £130 per treatment per site.

 To get the full desired effect from Curacorn 3 treatments are typically required over a 2 month period.