SW Podiatry & Health Clinic Ltd

SW Podiatry & Health Clinic Ltd SW Podiatry Clinic & Health Clinic is an award winning clinic based at Homeleigh Garden Centre. We offer advanced and routine podiatry treatments.
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We have HCPC registered Podiatrists and Foot Health Practitioners. Got a foot problem? Give us a call 📞 SW Podiatry Clinic is based at Homeleigh Garden Centre Launceston Cornwall, and also provide home visits in Launceston and Okehamptom. SW Podiatry Clinic offers a wide range of Podiatric treatment. Owner Shelly Carroll is highly qualified with BSc (hons) degree in Podiatric medicine holding thei

r prescription only medicine and local anaesthetic license. Our podiatrists are registered with the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) and members of the Royal College of Podiatry. They have experience working in both the NHS and private practice and are committed to providing patients with an excellent level of foot care, we believe that healthy feet help us to stay active, which is a key component enhancing overall wellbeing. Every new patient receives a full assessment allowing us to tailor treatment plans to accommodate the individuals foot care needs.

08/09/2026

We actually weren’t expecting this one... 👀🌽

We just thought it was a bit of callus..

Then we started reducing the surrounding hard skin...

And it just kept going.

This is a perfect example of why you can’t always judge the size of a corn by what you can see on the surface.

Corns develop in response to repeated pressure and friction, creating a concentrated plug of hard keratin. Sometimes that core can extend much deeper than its appearance would suggest.

And just LOOK at the crater left behind once we finally get this one out. 👀

Before anyone panics — we haven’t cut a hole into the foot! That’s the space previously occupied by the corn.

We definitely underestimated this little guy. 😂

Would you have expected it to be that deep?

07/09/2026

What if we could make something specifically for YOUR foot? 👣

This weekend, we got to play with Play-Doh...

And by Play-Doh, we mean silicone. 😂

Our latest CPD session was all about creating bespoke silicone devices that can be moulded directly to a patient’s foot or toes.

Depending on what we’re trying to achieve, these can help cushion, separate and redistribute pressure around problem areas — particularly useful for things like bunions, corns, toes that rub together and areas of recurring callus.

And the learning doesn’t stop once you qualify!

Continuing Professional Development is an important part of being a podiatrist, helping us keep our knowledge and clinical skills up to date throughout our careers.

Although we’re still counting this one as getting to play with Play-Doh for work. 😂💜

05/09/2026

Can you find the corn? 👀🌽

This one is hiding underneath the 5th MTP joint — around the base of the little toe.

It's an area that can experience increased pressure when we stand and walk, and factors such as footwear, foot mechanics, toe position and the way pressure is distributed across the forefoot can all contribute.

In response to repeated pressure and friction, the skin produces more keratin to protect itself. When that becomes concentrated in one area, a corn can develop.

But here's the question we get ALL the time...

“What happens to the hole afterwards?!” 😳

Despite how dramatic it can look, we haven't cut a hole into healthy tissue.

That little crater is where the dense plug of keratin was sitting. Once it's been removed, the surrounding skin can recover and naturally renew, so the area will usually become less noticeable.

However, if the pressure that caused the corn is still there, the hard skin can gradually build up again.

So yes, we love a satisfying corn removal...

But working out why it developed is pretty important too. 👣

Did you spot this one before we pointed it out? 👀

🤔 QUESTION OF THE WEEK 🤔Sending you off into the weekend with another thought-provoking, deeply philosophical and vitall...
04/09/2026

🤔 QUESTION OF THE WEEK 🤔

Sending you off into the weekend with another thought-provoking, deeply philosophical and vitally important question from the SW office…

Would you rather have…

🖐️ Fingers for toes

OR

🦶 Toes for fingers?

We fear there may actually be a correct answer to this one. 😂

Let us know which you're choosing in the comments… and please feel free to explain your reasoning because we NEED to know.

Happy weekend from Team SW! 💛👣

🍂🩴 Autumn Archies have entered the chat…We’ve had a fresh Archies delivery AND Zoe has been busy organising the stand to...
04/09/2026

🍂🩴 Autumn Archies have entered the chat…

We’ve had a fresh Archies delivery AND Zoe has been busy organising the stand to show off some of our darker, more autumnal shades.

Think khaki, taupe, black, navy, grey and, most importantly… plenty of BROWN 🤎👀

Because who says flip flops can’t be for autumn?! Pair them with a jumper and pretend it’s still summer. 😂

And if you’re one of the lucky ones escaping the Cornish weather for some winter sun, don’t worry, we’ve still got plenty of the bright colours in stock too! ☀️🌴

Pop in and have a browse next time you’re passing 👣

04/09/2026

Your daily dose of corn. 🌽👣

No voiceover needed for this one.

Just a good old-fashioned, satisfying corn removal.

Corns are concentrated areas of hard skin that develop in response to repeated pressure and friction. Over time, that hard skin can form a dense central core which presses into the foot and can make standing and walking surprisingly uncomfortable.

During treatment, we carefully reduce the surrounding hard skin before enucleating the corn itself.

Then, of course, we look at why it developed in the first place — because removing the corn is one thing, but reducing the pressure causing it can help prevent it from coming straight back.

Anyway...

That's enough education for today.

Enjoy your corn. 🌽😂

03/09/2026

Couldn’t be bothered with a voiceover today. 😂

So you’ll just have to enjoy this corn removal in peace.

No explanation.

No telling you for the 400th time that corns are concentrated areas of hard skin caused by repeated pressure and friction.

No reminding you that we carefully remove the central core to relieve that concentrated pressure.

No educational podiatry content whatsoever.
..

Wait. 👀

Anyway, enjoy the corn. 🌽😂👣

02/09/2026

“There are a whole bunch of corns on this sole… let’s go find them.”

Welcome back to Nate the Hoof Guy… but for humans. 😂👣

Honestly, we couldn’t avoid this comparison even if we tried.

Check the comments on pretty much any one of our corn or callus removal videos and you’ll find:

“Does this hurt the horse?” 🐴

“Welcome back to Nate the Hoof Guy.”

“This is like Nate… but for humans.”

So today, we’re embracing it. 😂

This foot has a collection of corns and smaller seed corns hiding across the sole, so we’re carefully reducing the surrounding hard skin and finding them one by one.

Seed corns are small, concentrated areas of keratin that can develop across the sole of the foot. They might look tiny, but when you’re putting your body weight through them while standing and walking, they can become surprisingly uncomfortable.

Very satisfying for us to remove.

Hopefully even more satisfying for the patient to walk on afterwards. 👣

And before you ask...

No horses were harmed in the making of this video. 🐴😂

01/09/2026

We did something wrong... 👀

Remember our “Nate the Hoof Guy... but for humans” video?

Well, someone commented:

“...are you not going to talk about anything else that’s going on here?”

We saw it. 😂

There were several toes that needed our attention, so we're back with the same foot and another pretty substantial apical callus.

And this one is HARD.

We're using a brand-new, fresh scalpel blade, and you can see just how much pressure is needed to carefully work through those thick layers of callus.

Unlike the previous toe, there's no exudate hiding underneath this one — but once the callus is reduced, we can see some skin breakdown beneath it.

It's a good reminder that what looks like “just hard skin” from the outside can sometimes be hiding something that needs a closer look.

So yes... we noticed the other toes. 👀

We just couldn't fit them all into one video.

Nate gets through one hoof at a time. Apparently we're doing the same with toes. 😂👣

🍂👣 Hello September! 👣🍂And just like that… we’re officially in the ‘ber months! 😳We’ve had a pretty amazing few weeks at ...
01/09/2026

🍂👣 Hello September! 👣🍂

And just like that… we’re officially in the ‘ber months! 😳

We’ve had a pretty amazing few weeks at SW!

🏆 We were named Best Podiatry Clinic in the South West for the SECOND year running!

👋 We welcomed the lovely Lucy to the SW family.

👣 AND we had our busiest ever week for new patients, welcoming more new faces through the doors in one week than ever before!

We really do love our patients (THIS much, apparently 🫶), and seeing the clinic continue to grow means the absolute world to us. Thank you to everyone who books with us, recommends us, follows our slightly chaotic socials and continues to support our little SW family. 💛

Now then, September… what have you got for us? 👀🍂

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Homeleigh Garden Centre Dutson
Launceston
PL159SP

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Monday 8am - 6pm
Tuesday 8am - 6pm
Wednesday 8am - 6pm
Thursday 8am - 6pm
Friday 8am - 4pm

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