00:00Hello, hello! It's Elena with you and our incomparable Elena is at work.
00:05Let me remind you that she is our top specialist in podology.
00:09And just look who came to see us. This is the kind of toe we have here.
00:13And wait before you jump to any conclusions.
00:16I want to tell you this story first. It's a little sad in some parts, but it will have a
00:21good ending.
00:23This will be a long video in which we will have a total of three visits.
00:25So from this condition to fully healed. In short, everything there will be great.
00:32So a grandmother came to us, or rather her granddaughter brought her.
00:36And the grandmother has this kind of problem.
00:38Now I'll tell you what happened here and why it's such a mess.
00:43So the grandmother has cancer and diabetes. And of course, as usual, her pension is quite small.
00:49They came to us through our free program.
00:53If anyone doesn't know, we take on difficult cases. We invite models for our content.
00:59And of course, at the same time, we try to help those people who simply can't afford to pay for
01:04the services.
01:07I understand that it's not cheap.
01:09So we decided to do it this way. It's good for you and it's good for us.
01:13So we decided that this time we would save the grandma.
01:17The story is like this. She has a small pension and all her money goes to managing her diabetes.
01:25I won't even comment now on what kind of clothes Lena pulls out of her. They're just enormous.
01:31This problem has been bothering grandma for over a year, maybe two. It's been growing for a long time.
01:37And on her right leg, she went to a surgeon at a private clinic.
01:42They operated on her there for 5000 rubles, cutting and removing something.
01:46And there the healing is more or less progressing.
01:50And for the second toe, she simply didn't have enough money because she said she needed to buy medicine for
01:57her sugar and all that.
01:58So she's saving up. She likes the financial means. So she visited the free clinic.
02:04Now there's going to be a funny story about our free health care.
02:08I don't even know. It's just, well, you can't really say those kinds of words here, but honestly, I'm in
02:12shock.
02:13I don't know where these doctors studied.
02:15I usually don't criticize anyone or put anyone down publicly, but this is just a complete disaster.
02:22On this finger we're working on right now, there's a severe inflammation because the nail is ingrown.
02:28And over there is that so-called doctor. I wish him lots of happiness and health.
02:33He said, I don't know what's wrong with you. It's probably a fungus. Let's just use antifungal medications.
02:40And my grandmother, after listening to the doctor, would apply and wrap those antifungal medications on her skin overnight or
02:47something like that.
02:48And they ended up eating away all her skin.
02:51As you saw in the middle, at the beginning of the video, if you look at her pad, at her
02:56little cushions,
02:57everything there is just raw flesh. It all got eaten away. It's just…
03:03You can't do that, antifungal. I usually scold you for taking them without a doctor's prescription, but here it's a
03:09disaster.
03:10The doctor prescribed it. Perhaps she missed that lesson during her medical education.
03:15Well, I just don't get it. How can you prescribe antifungal medication for an inflamed wound?
03:21I honestly just can't wrap my head around it.
03:24And here is our second toenail, the one where something was removed earlier at a private clinic.
03:30The cost of the surgery is 5,000 rubles. I already mentioned that.
03:34And here, more or less, at least, there is no inflammation. More or less, everything is healing.
03:39There are some nuances. They do wander around a bit here and there.
03:43By the way, if anyone asks, the nippers are 0.5.
03:47Actually, thank you for coming up with them there. I know they were made with the help of a little
03:51grain of sand.
03:52This is Lina, the one I've been talking about who we're learning from.
03:56She's great and developed these excellent nippers.
03:59So, basically, we didn't really touch much here. Just removed a few extra bits and let grandma go in peace.
04:07I want to say that her inflammation started to go away after just 3 days.
04:12And she was honestly so happy she was moved to tears.
04:15She was happy that, as it turns out, everything could have been done for free.
04:19Well, I understand that it was kind of a special offer.
04:22Well, basically, it was meant to happen and Babuli was lucky and we met with her.
04:27Of course, we're not a charity foundation here and we don't work for free.
04:31But there are situations when it's just necessary.
04:34And you see how well everything turned out. I have the opportunity to show you such a difficult situation.
04:40Yes, let's not forget that this is a diabetic foot. You just shouldn't breathe on it.
04:45If anyone doesn't know, with diabetes, healing is very difficult.
04:50There are problems with wound healing, with blood clotting and so on.
04:54And with such people with a diabetic foot, if you don't know how to handle it.
04:59God forbid, I beg you, I implore you, please don't work with them. It's very dangerous.
05:03Look, pay attention. There's already a micro wound.
05:07So if you just pull the skin a little, try to cut off the scab.
05:10And that's it. There's already flesh underneath.
05:12And here there's already a danger of how it will heal.
05:15But I can say for sure that it did heal and you'll see that further.
05:19But still, if you're not confident, if you don't understand how to work with such clients.
05:24I almost said patience, but it's almost the same.
05:28Then I beg you, I implore you, send them to someone you know.
05:33To someone who can handle it.
05:35And now while Lina is cleaning up for us, while Lina is working, let's talk a little about these messages
05:41I get in my direct messages.
05:44Well, they send me a photo of some nail and there's something growing there, something hurts.
05:48And my favorite comment is something like, you know, I live in a place where we don't have any doctors.
05:54We don't have any podologists. We don't have any dermatologists.
05:58Basically, there's no one there and they also don't have any tools and they can't go anywhere.
06:03Please help me remotely with the power of thought.
06:06But guys, I just can't. I'm not a magician. I don't know how to do that.
06:10No matter how much I want to, I can't help remotely with the power of thought from a distance.
06:15If you really are in pain, then pull yourself together.
06:19Get to a place where there are such specialists and you will get help.
06:24Many people across Russia engage in similar practices and we are not alone in this.
06:29Well, I can't vouch for abroad, but still, if there are Russian specialists there, they will do it too.
06:35We have a lot of really good specialists, very competent, really amazing podologists in general.
06:41Well, there are plenty. These are solvable issues.
06:45It's much easier to solve such a problem in a podologist's office than with a surgeon who will just cut
06:50it out and then, well, it's kind of unclear.
06:53And on top of that, they'll just tell you to apply an antifungal.
06:56It wasn't the surgeon who said that. However, I can't get over my frustration about this topic.
07:02By the way, you asked for faces and here they are, right here with us.
07:06Lina draws them with ears. It's very easy to tell me and Lina apart.
07:10I just draw a face, but Lina always adds ears.
07:13Look, the little finger came to us after a few days. See how cool it became.
07:18It's like night and day. Just look, it's amazing.
07:22Almost everything is gone. The inflammation has subsided, but there's still a little bit of redness.
07:26And now we have access to this side cushion. Yes, it's open for us now.
07:32And here there will be a small piece left and it will become clear that the nail is very twisted.
07:38That is, it's really curled. Well, of course, this is not a matter of just one year.
07:44Yes, that is, it accumulated, it built up and so on. But what can I say?
07:49Look how cool. It's already dry. This granuloma has already receded. Yes, it's not as big anymore.
07:55The wound, thank God, has healed and now there are really serious significant changes.
08:00Grandma was overjoyed to the point of tears. And for something like this, it's really worth working.
08:07I also want to say thank you to my granddaughter who takes care of grandma, helps with the dressings
08:13and washes everything. Her legs look clean and beautiful. Everything looks good here.
08:19I can't say whether there is a fungus here or not. That's completely outside my area of expertise.
08:25We can only say whether the client has a fungal infection or not after tests have been done.
08:31And there's another nuance. Not every test will show the presence or absence of fungal spores the first time.
08:40The thing is, we can't track which specific laboratory the test was done in whether they do a good job
08:46or not,
08:47which lab technician worked on it, or how long they examined the sample under the microscope.
08:52We just can't know all that. Sometimes during a visual exam, it's obvious something is present,
08:58but the client's results indicate everything is clean, everything is fine with me.
09:03But sometimes we ask to do the test again. And that's exactly why we even made an agreement with the
09:09laboratory
09:09so that they would collect these very sterile test tubes from us.
09:15Because we understand that it's very difficult for the client to get there,
09:19well, basically on foot, let's say, from our office to the office where these tests are accepted.
09:25That's why we try to shorten this path as much as possible.
09:28Yes, it's unpleasant in itself that sometimes you have to take the test twice,
09:32but well, what can you do? There's nothing you can do about it.
09:36Well, in general, I want to say that if... Here's another piece, by the way. Yes.
09:41That is, if you have the goal to solve this issue, well, you'll go and you'll keep submitting.
09:46The human factor exists everywhere.
09:49Our tests are not reviewed by machines, microscopes. Yes, but not machines.
09:55Look how wonderful he is. Lina is already stroking him.
09:59She already loves this little finger, I know.
10:01But after some time, this little finger has already come like this.
10:07You can clearly see serious changes.
10:09Grandma is preparing to depart.
10:11From what I gather, they are heading somewhere to unwind.
10:14So for now, we'll put a corrective system on her.
10:18And we gave all the care instructions, all the details, to her granddaughter.
10:23Of course, Grandma is under our supervision.
10:26We exchanged phone numbers and she sends her questions or photos of the condition of her nails to the administrator.
10:34Everything is passed on to us, so it's all under control.
10:38We always try, even if the client has gone somewhere or can't come for a while,
10:42we also monitor things remotely as much as we can.
10:47So that the person doesn't feel abandoned, not to mention left behind.
10:51Of course, that's not exactly the right word, but it's just so the person understands that they're being looked after,
10:57that we try to control this process and won't let anything go unattended.
11:03That's why we have this kind of system in place.
11:05Well, honestly, not just a good one, but an excellent one.
11:08So, we've placed the tampons and now we're moving on to one of my favorite parts.
11:13This is the placement of the titanium thread.
11:16You keep asking all the time, where can you actually get all of this?
11:19Let me explain, we buy all of this at a dental store.
11:23That is, there's a store where dentists get their supplies.
11:27They sell these wires there, the titanium threads as we call them.
11:31These are the wires that are used when installing a braces system.
11:37And this gel that is dried with a special lamp, it's a composite material that's used for filling teeth.
11:44So, when we have cavities, they use this material to fill our teeth.
11:49And I want to say that this gel is really serious.
11:52Listen, it holds really well.
11:54But sometimes the correction system, specifically this one, it just snaps off, it unfastens.
12:00I myself walked in winter with six nails with this correction system.
12:05Meaning the big second and third toes on both feet were corrected.
12:09Because they had become very, very curved.
12:12I also tend to wear gel polish for too long.
12:15I talk about it myself and I've done it myself.
12:18So, in the end I had to basically redo everything, how should I put it, rebuild everything, basically on my
12:24feet.
12:25And you know what?
12:26These titanium threads come off when exposed to high heat, meaning the nail plate softens and they can just snap
12:33right into place.
12:34I went to Furaco, it's a kind of hot bath.
12:37And at some point it just went ding and flew off.
12:40On one side it's this very thread.
12:42Well, actually the problem isn't even that they were somehow installed incorrectly for you.
12:48It's just about their use.
12:49Usage also plays a role.
12:51You must learn to apply gel polish and use titanium threads.
12:55Regardless, you can come here for a correction and we will reinsert them.
12:59The fixation will be in three places.
13:02This is another finger after the surgeon removed it.
13:06And after all this, we let our grandmother go and wish her a speedy recovery.
13:11And as soon as she returns, we will invite her for another appointment and see how she's doing.
13:17And regarding the titanium threads, a strong request not to wear them for too long.
13:21They are placed closer to the growth zone because the nails are softer there and correction is easier.
13:27If it grows together toward the free edge, there will be a reverse effect.
13:31The nail will simply turn inside out or even break completely.
13:35Well, in general here is our before and after.
13:37Thank you all so much for watching.
13:39Bye bye, see you next time and don't forget to subscribe.
