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Writing a better blog
Do you know how to write blogs and make sure they working hard for you, your website, and your practice? For September's webinar I was...
Ivan Bristow
Oct 9, 20231 min read


Does terbinafine cause liver damage?
Oral terbinafine continues to be the oral drug of choice in the management of onychomycosis, but there continues to be doubt over its...
Ivan Bristow
Oct 3, 20233 min read


Free Dermatology CPD Update Articles for Podiatrists
A range of continuing professional updates are available free to podiatrists from Canonbury Healthcare.
Ivan Bristow
Oct 3, 20232 min read


Dermatologist receives Honorary Fellowship of the Royal College of Podiatry
Dr Richard Turner, a Dermatologist based in Oxford, recently received an Honorary Fellowship at the Royal College of Podiatry Awards.
Ivan Bristow
Oct 3, 20231 min read


Why does skin peeling occur on the feet?
Why does the skin on the soles peel? This article examines the common and rare causes
Ivan Bristow
Sep 7, 20235 min read


Necrobiosis Lipoidica and JAK inhibitors
Necrobiosis lipoidica is a chronic and difficult condition to treat. JAK inhibitors may hold the key to successful treatment.
Ivan Bristow
Sep 7, 20234 min read


SPF 100 sunscreens - are they worth it?
SPF 100 are they worth it? This blog looks at recent evidence on their use.
Ivan Bristow
Aug 9, 20236 min read


Melanoma in situ - not well understood
Melanoma in situ is a skin cancer which has not become invasive. What does it mean?
Ivan Bristow
Aug 9, 20233 min read


Syphilis on the rise again – look at the feet!
Syphilis in its secondary stage frequently presents on the plantar surface of the feet.
Ivan Bristow
Jul 6, 20233 min read


Koebner Phenomenon
What is the Koebner phenomenon?
Ivan Bristow
Jul 6, 20233 min read


New Data on Swift Microwave
New data has just been published on the effectiveness of treating verrucae with SWIFT microwave.
Ivan Bristow
Jun 21, 20232 min read


Ichthyosis vulgaris - a common, inherited skin disorder
When we think of inherited skin disorders, psoriasis is probably the first that comes to mind as many cases are familial but there is one...
Ivan Bristow
Jun 13, 20233 min read


Preventing Dermatophyte Reinfection
In this blog, I look at evidence regarding strategies to prevent dermatophyte reinfection of the feet and toenails.
Ivan Bristow
Jun 13, 20237 min read


150 blogs and counting.....
In early 2016, I began work on a website which would later evolve into www.foot.expert. It was never intended to be what it is today, but...
Ivan Bristow
May 5, 20233 min read


Dermoscopy & acral melanoma. Keep it BRAAF please.
Acral melanoma is something which worries every podiatrist – a rare malignancy but one not to be missed as timely diagnosis can reduce...
Ivan Bristow
May 5, 20233 min read


A practical solution to emollient selection....
Dry skin is regular problem encountered in podiatry clinics – particularly at this time of the year when the days get shorter and colder,...
Ivan Bristow
Mar 7, 20233 min read


Dissolving microneedles - the future of topical drug delivery?
One of the most convenient and safest ways to deliver medicine into the body is via the topical route, through the skin into the dermis...
Ivan Bristow
Mar 7, 20233 min read


The rise and fall of COVID toes
With the onset of the pandemic in January 2020, we began to learn the effects of the COVID 19 virus went well beyond just being a...
Ivan Bristow
Feb 1, 20233 min read


Silver Nitrate - an alternative to phenol in nail surgery
A review of a recent paper discussing the use of silver nitrate as an alternative to phenol for nail ablations.
Ivan Bristow
Dec 30, 20224 min read


Known associations in patients with lichen planus
When we think of common inflammatory disorders psoriasis and eczema may come to mind as very common dermatoses but one condition that is...
Ivan Bristow
Dec 30, 20223 min read
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