Dermal Fillers

Dermal fillers are comprised mainly of naturally occurring sugar in the body, called Hyaluronic Acid (HA). It’s function  is to improve skin laxity and add volume/plumpness. It is a water loving substance, when injected  into the body, it rapidly binds to water molecules and immediately plumps up the area. The ageing process  depletes our natural stores of hyaluronic acid.

Cushions For Feet

Dermal fillers can be used to provide cushioning to the balls of the feet. This is particularly useful in treating women who wear footwear of various heel heights,  which eventually leads to overloading the balls of the feet. This is felt as aching and burning. This condition is referred to as “stiletto-tarsalgia”.

A solution to this problem is to inject dermal filler into the areas of concern thus adding cushioning. People who have had this treatment say, “they are walking on pillows, and there is no pain when wearing heeled shoes”. The treatment itself is painless as a local anaesthetic is administered beforehand. This is a cosmetic procedure for the foot you will therefore only find this treatment is performed by a specialist cosmetic podiatrist. The effects of this treatment can last up to 6-12 months. The procedure can be beneficial for those that wear heeled shoes for occupational or social reasons.

Additionally, we all loose the fatty padding on the balls of our feet over time due to repetitive trauma this procedure assists with this too. There are minimal side effects as HA is a natural occurring substance. Some side effects include infection, redness, post operative discomfort.

Fillers For Corns/Callouses

As with cushioning the balls of the feet dermal filler can also be used to treat painful corn areas. By injecting underneath the corn and replacing the lost padding the area can be made more comfortable.

Medical aesthetic treatments have evolved over the years. We know that they usually involve the use of muscle relaxants and dermal filler injections to slow down the aging process. With the advancements in the field of medical aesthetics and medical professionals undertaking further training within the fields of prescribing and the latest injections techniques these products are now being used elsewhere on the body; one of which is the feet.