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Babajide Ogunlana, DPM, FACFAS Hamidat Momoh, DPM Joseph Olatunji, DPM, MBA Symmetrical peripheral gangrene (SPG) is a rare, but life-threatening condition characterized by ischemic necrosis of the distal extremities, typically involving fingers, toes, or both, in the absence of large vessel obstruction. This condition is frequently associated with septic shock, disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC), or … Continue reading Slippers Gangrene – Challenging Limb Salvage Case Study

Podiatrist Dr. Babajide Ogunlana talks about foot care on the daily talk show program, SoulFood Health Education on SmoothFM 98.1 FM Lagos, Nigeria. Listen to how you care for your feet, and identify certain foot and ankle conditions like Athlete foot and Achilles tendon. Get simple exercises on how to strengthen your foot and ankle … Continue reading SoulFood981 FM Talk Show – Foot and Ankel Care by Dr. Babajide Ogunlana

At this wintry time of year, more patients may be presenting with cracked heels and itchy feet due to dry skin. Accordingly, this author discusses the diagnosis and treatment of different forms of dry skin, including dry skin concomitant with common diseases.  How many times a day do you see any of these conditions: stasis … Continue reading A Guide To Dry Skin Disorders In The Lower Extremity

Improved Exudate Control Utilizing Advanced Moisture Management Dressings for Diabetic Foot Limb Salvage, Surgical and Post-Operative Wounds Babajide A. Ogunlana DPM, FACFAS, PCWC -Chief of Podiatric Surgery at Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital in Houston, Texas BACKGROUND Surgical wounds closed with sutures or staples1 heal by primary intention.  Wounds generated from limb salvage surgery often cannot … Continue reading Improved Exudate Control Utilizing Advanced Moisture Management Dressings.

Who Is A Podiatric Surgeon? A podiatrist is a doctor, but not just any doctor but a doctor who specializes in the treatment and care of the lower limbs (with particular attention to the feet and ankles)!  Doctors of Podiatric Medicine (DPM) are physicians or surgeons who treat the foot, ankle, and related bones and … Continue reading Why A Visit To The Podiatrist Is Just As Important As A Trip To The Dentist’s.

Diabetes (Mellitus) Early: Signs and Symptoms Some signs let you know if you have diabetes mellitus and give you a chance to start treatment early before things get too detrimental. These signs depend on what kind of diabetes mellitus you might have. Diabetes means “excessive urination” and mellitus means “honey”, these two words together mean … Continue reading Spotting Diabetes (Mellitus) Early: Signs and Symptoms

Join Dr. Babajide Ogunlana this month of October, on the African Women’s Health Project International #AWHPI in collaboration with Fight Cancer Global. AWHPI 2020 Learn Pink Breast Cancer Awareness campaign initiative for the entire month of October. Throughout the month of October on each Monday, we will be disseminating vital information via all our Social … Continue reading African Women’s Health Project International #AWHPI – Fight Cancer Global.

The feet actively supporting the rest of the body, tend to be covered up all day. Thereby restricting the follow of air that helps reduce sweat and decrease bacteria activity on the feet.  Which can cause the feet to smell worse than other parts of the body. Smelly feet and foot odour can become problematic … Continue reading Foot Odour and Smelly Feet