Columbus Podology

The practice is located off Cleveland Avenue near Main Street, behind a McDonald's and a Kiddie Academy. Services are by appointment only, and clients can book online or by phone, text, or email. The practice states that it is the only trained podologist working in Columbus, Ohio, that many local podiatrists send patients to it, and it describes itself as the cleanest and most skilled salon in town.

Credentials listed by the practice include a full podology curriculum completed through a Canadian school of podology, the Certified Master Pedicurist course (described as the prerequisite to podology), a Medical Assisting program, and extended clinical observation inside a podiatrist's office. It also holds an Ohio manicurist license and operates as a nail salon, and it notes the owner has been licensed in manicuring for 14 years after training in California. Toenail reconstruction is done by an LCN certified practitioner, and ingrown nail reshaping by a B/S Spange certified practitioner.

Each visit begins with a review of the client's full foot and health history. Ingrown nail appointments cost $325 and run about an hour and a half. The practice aims to find what is causing the pain and treats it without digging into the nail or side-cutting. A thin, nearly clear brace reshapes the nail and can be worn under polish, and it is reapplied at no charge if it comes off within four weeks of application.

The salon does not use soaking bowls or foot baths. Implements pass through a multi-stage process: an enzyme bath, ultrasonic cleaning, hand scrubbing, immersion in disinfectant, rinsing, sealing in sterilization pouches, and steam sterilization in an autoclave, which is checked by a laboratory every month. Between appointments, the room, the chair and all surfaces are disinfected, and the air is cleaned after each service. Each practitioner works with one client at a time, and one guest is permitted in the room.

Progress is tracked with measured photographs, and before-and-after collages are texted to clients. Follow-up phone calls check on the feet and the service. Each client leaves with a home care plan based on the appointment, and products are demonstrated on the client. When medical care is needed, clients are referred to a podiatrist or therapeutic shoe store with written notes, and clients with broken skin, pus, or warm redness around the nail are referred to a doctor before treatment. The practice does not accept insurance or HSA/FSA payments, and services are self pay, including on a doctor's referral.

Reviews each client's full foot and health history at every visit, tracks progress with measured photos, and refers to podiatrists or therapeutic shoe stores when medical care is needed.