Thank you for joining us. I have been a practicing podiatrist in Santa Barbara, Calif., for 30 years. I am board certified by the American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgeons and the American Board of Podiatric Surgery. The first two years are essentially the same. Residency in podiatric medicine is concentrated on the foot and ankle.
Allopathic medicine is concentrated on different areas of specialty.
In most people, these are not a problem. In certain people who tend to sweat excessively, these become big culprits. As a secondary factor, there can be a buildup of bacteria that are odoriferous and the net result is stinky socks, shoes, and feet. I use baby powder in my shoes to try and keep them dry but have had little success. This is a very, very difficult area of treatment with little successes.