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Home visit podiatry
If you cannot get to the clinic, the podiatrist comes to you. The service covers the Marina Baixa and the Marina Alta, and is arranged through its own website.
Seila Ivars Ribes Registered podiatrist Home podiatry registry 24759
Some patients cannot come to the practice: because of reduced mobility, because leaving the house has become difficult, or because they depend on someone else to travel. The home visit podiatry service exists for them, and it is provided by the same professional who sees patients at the clinic in Altea.
It is not a recent addition. Seila Ivars began her career treating patients at home, before opening the clinic, and she still does. The home visit podiatry activity is entered in the health registry of the Valencian Community under no. 24759, which is separate from no. 44655, the registration of the practice in Altea.
What is treated at home
These are the treatments carried out at your home.
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Chiropody
The core foot-health treatment: hard skin and callus removal, nail cutting and filing, and a check of the skin and weight-bearing areas.
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Ingrown toenails
When the edge of the nail digs into the skin and the area becomes inflamed. The spicule causing the pain is removed and the cause addressed.
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Plantar warts
A plantar wart is a viral lesion on the sole of the foot. It hurts when you step and it needs treatment: it rarely clears on its own.
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Fungal and bacterial infections
Nails that change colour or thicken, skin that itches or flakes between the toes. The first step is knowing what it is: not everything is fungal.
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Silicone orthoses
Silicone devices moulded to measure directly on the foot to separate, protect or realign a toe that rubs or hurts.
If you are not sure whether your case can be treated at home
Ask when you arrange the visit. You will be told beforehand whether what you need can be done at your home, or whether it is better seen at the clinic, where all the equipment is.
Where the service goes
Any town in the Marina Baixa or the Marina Alta. These are some of the usual ones; if yours is not on the list, just ask.
- Altea
- l’Albir
- l’Alfàs del Pi
- Benidorm
- La Nucia
- La Vila Joiosa
- Finestrat
- Callosa
- Polop
- Calpe
- Benissa
- Jalón
- Dénia
How to arrange a home visit
The service has its own website, seilaivarsribes.com, with the telephone number and the hours for home visits, which are not the same as the clinic’s. You can also call the clinic and ask about a home visit.
24759 Home podiatry registry
44655 Clinic health registry
Frequently asked questions
- Which treatments can be done at home?
- At your home: chiropody — nail cutting and filing, hard skin and callus —, ingrown toenails, nail fungus, plantar warts and custom-made silicone orthoses. Anything that needs the equipment of the practice is seen at the clinic.
- How do I know whether my case can be treated at home?
- Ask when you arrange the visit. You will be told beforehand whether what you need can be done at your home, or whether it is better seen at the clinic, where all the equipment is. You do not need to know in advance.
- Which towns does the service cover?
- Any town in the Marina Baixa or the Marina Alta. The usual ones are listed on this page; if yours is not there, just ask and you will be told.
- Who carries out the home visit?
- The same podiatrist who sees patients at the clinic in Altea. There is a single professional in this practice, so the assessment, the treatment and the follow-up are done by the same person at home and at the clinic.
- How do I arrange a home visit?
- The service has its own website, seilaivarsribes.com, with the telephone number and the hours for home visits. You can also call the clinic and ask about a home visit.
- Are home visit hours the same as the clinic’s?
- No. Home visits have their own hours, different from those of the practice in Altea, and they are published on the website of the service.
- Is the home visit activity entered in the health registry?
- Yes, with its own entry in the health registry of the Valencian Community, separate from that of the practice in Altea. Both numbers appear on this page and in the footer of the site.