Stomach-churning footage has shown ‘Miss Foot Fixer’ cutting away at a woman’s fungal toenail as it oozes yellow liquid.
The podiatrist used special tools to dig away at all five of her patient’s toenails, which had a fungal infection, at ‘s Harley Street Foot and Nail Clinic.
The unnamed woman’s big toenail looked almost beyond repair after she appeared to have let the infection get out of control.
As the hardened yellow nail is chipped away, infected liquid erupts from beneath, where it had been trapped.
Stomach-churning footage shows ‘Miss Foot Fixer’ cutting and filing away at a woman’s fungal toenail that oozes yellow liquid (pictured)
Miss Foot Fixer, whose real name is Marion Yau, has more than 41,000 subscribers on YouTube who may find her videos satisfying.
She uploads gruesome footage of the patients she treats, from ingrown nails, removal of calluses and filing of dry skin on the heels.
In this video, Miss Foot Fixer performs one of her common procedures – cleaning and trimming of a fungal infection – which she does every day.
She easily files the fungal nail away on the small toes.But the big toe is more severely affected.
Miss Foot Fixer first uses large clippers to cut the nail off, Mycosyn Pro some of which she will send away to be tested to confirm if the fungal infection is only within the top layer of the nail.
She cuts away as much as nail as possible before using the drill in order to file the stubborn nail down further, while a water jet cleans the residue off.
There is softer infected material under the nail which is easily scraped out using a tool.
Next, thick junk is released from the sides of the toenail, in what viewers described as ‘fascinating’.
The unnamed woman’s toenails were almost unrecognisable after it appears she let the infection get out of control.Pictured, the big toeneail before treatment
Miss Foot Fixer first uses large clippers to cut the nail off (pictured), some of which she will send away to be tested to confirm how deep the fungal infection is
Miss Foot Fixer trims, files and cleans the nail until the fungal infection is cut out (pictured after)
Miss Foot Fixer reassured her patient that they are doing really well in what looks like a painful procedure – although anaesthetic will have been applied before.
Miss Foot Fixer said that the nail is looking better already, but comments that it will get better in time with medication.
‘Fungal infections can affect any part of the body,’ she said.
‘Fungi are normally present in and on the body alongside various bacteria.When a fungus begins to overgrow, you can get an infection.
‘Onychomycosis, also called tinea unguium, is a fungal infection that affects either the fingernails or toenails.’
Onychomycosis affects up to one in four people and, even after treatment, the nail can still grow back infected.
After common over the counter products fail to work, such as topical solutions and oral tablets, a patient may need to regularly see a podiatrist who will use more specialised methods.