Here’s what happened when I treated my feet to a medi-pedi for the first time, along with advice from a board-certified podiatric surgeon.
. We think of pedicures as a reliable way to indulge, she says. “Bring your own pedicure tools,” advises Levine. “Always.”
My technician, Aisha, began by removing three-week-old polish from my toenails. She asked if I had any medical issues she should know about. With the polish off, Aisha took photos of both my feet, which she typically does to follow the progress of whatever issues she might be treating. She then sprayed my soles and heels with a callous softener and slipped a heel-shaped hydrogel sheet over my feet.
I noticed a few whitish dots on my nails after the polish was removed. “Dryness,” said Aisha, who then advised me to change polish every two weeks and use a base coat to protect nails from the polish’s color, which can leave a yellow stain. Next: A multivitamin-oil spray on my nails and then a witch hazel spray before …With what looked like a dental drill, Aisha cleaned my cuticles.
“I tell my clients, ‘You love yourself head to ankles, not toes,’” said Correa. “I want you to feel about your feet the way you feel after the dentist cleans your teeth.” And I did feel that way. My clean toes were so pristine and my soles so soft that — just like you don’t want to eat after a dental cleaning — I didn’t want to stand on them.
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