Elevate Your Foot Health With Expert Podiatric Care

Name: Suburban Foot Physicians Inc.
Address: 10442 W Cermak Rd, Westchester, IL, 60154, US
Telephone: 708-562-1123

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Suburban Foot Physicians, Inc. has been providing non-surgical podiatry foot care in the western suburbs for over a decade. Our expert podiatric team is based in Westchester, IL, and works with patients throughout Berwyn, Hinsdale, La Grange, Oak Park, Oak Brook, Riverside, Westchester, and Western Springs. Dr. Krista Goszkowicz (Dr. Goz) and Dr. Jay Hengel (Dr. Jay) are board-certified and focus on conservative treatment to manage foot ailments. Dr. Hengel primarily performs geriatric routine foot care for patients 65 years of age and older.

Both doctors provide geriatric and diabetic foot care on a regular basis, covered by Medicare for many patients. The doctors will examine your feet and review your medical history to see if you meet Medicare’s criteria, as self-treatment can result in dangerous infections or sores for some people.

Successful Podiatric Treatments

Many foot ailments are treated at the office, including ingrown toenails, corns, and calluses, pain to the ball of the foot, arch or heel pain, warts, fungal, thick or discolored toenails, athlete’s foot, hammertoes, bunions, and more. It is amazing how simple small changes in footwear, scraping of corns and calluses, or the right padding techniques can resolve foot pain.

Ingrown toenails can become very painful and result in infection. The doctors are very successful in treating these in a very painless and conservative manner. If needed, however, a more aggressive surgical treatment may be performed in the office, which can be permanent or temporary.

Warts can also become painful and can spread easily to other areas of the foot or other household members. Early treatment proves the most successful. The doctors will discuss the options, almost always avoiding cutting out the warts, which can leave a scar. They have been very successful with chemical treatments performed in the office or by prescription.

How to Support Your Feet

The doctors also provide diabetic shoes and diabetic inserts, which Medicare can cover based on criteria. Diabetic footwear keeps diabetic feet happy and healthy. The styles of the shoes have come a long way, so don’t worry about the Frankenstein-style shoes of the past. There is an entire catalog of shoe styles to choose from. The podiatrist will work with the doctor managing your diabetes to complete the appropriate forms for Medicare or other insurance to help pay toward the footwear.

Both doctors provide custom orthotics (arch supports), which often offer much more relief than over-the-counter arch supports. You can contact your insurance company to see if they are a covered benefit.

If custom orthotics are too costly, the doctors will recommend the best over-the-counter options for you and will customize them in the office as best they can. We can supply arch supports in the office, which are an excellent over-the-counter, inexpensive option.

If needed, the office uses a Digital X-ray. The images will be shown to you while the doctor discusses them with you.

Need more information? Call us at 708-562-1123 to speak with one of our experts.