A nail correction system, two experts

Elisabeth Prinz – GOLDSTADT professional expert

Elisabeth Prinz has been a podiatrist and director of her practice in Neustadt for 12 years. With six treatment rooms and a team of eight podiatrists, foot care professionals and beauticians, they offer a large range of treatments. Ms Prinz reports that it was not clear to her for a long time which direction her professional development should take. ‘I eventually ended up training as a beautician after taking a few detours, including working for the police, border patrol and in youth social work. During the subsequent foot care professional training, I learned many important basics for working with feet. However, I realised that I would like to take my work to a different level and therefore started my podiatry training at RUCK in Neuenbürg.

Karina Frömter – GOLDSTADT professional expert

Ms Karina Frömter is also an expert in the field of the GOLDSTADT professional brace. She is the director of her medical specialist practice for podiatry in Nuremberg and has been a podiatrist with a passion for 10 years. Her main focus is on medical sports podiatry, which is why she often has to deal with acute patients. Ms Frömter reports: ‘I used to work as a nurse but had the desire to develop further. That's why I started podiatry training with the aim of becoming self-employed later on. What I like perfectly well is that I work for the benefit of the patient and that every treatment is different.

Ms Frömter, how did you find out about the GOLDSTADT professional nail correction system?
"Actually, it was through our newsletter.“

How long have you been working with this nail correction method?
"I have been working with the GOLDSTADT brace system as an alternative to the ORTOGRIP brace for eight years now, and highly successfully."

Areas of application for the GOLDSTADT professional adhesive brace

Ms Frömter, when do you use the GOLDSTADT professional adhesive brace?
"One benefit of the adhesive brace is that it doesn't have a nail fold. That's why I often use it on rather anxious patients or those who are very sensitive to pain thanks to inflammations in the nail fold. I also often use the adhesive brace for patients with rather thin nail plates."

What is the most important thing to watch out for during treatment?
"It is important to secure the brace really well on the nail using the nail correction adhesive. This also means doing a good job of the preparatory work, roughening the nail adequately and removing any grease. The nail correction gel then only serves as a protective layer."

Areas of application of the GOLDSTADT professional half brace

Ms Frömter, when is it practical to use the half brace?
"Thanks to its versatility, the Goldstadt Professional system can be used in many different areas. With the help of a GOLDSTADT professional half brace, I have the option of treating a nail that is only deformed on one side without affecting the opposite, healthy nail fold. This is a large relief for my patients and saves me experience. What is important for the application is the activation of the brace when bending against the nail curvature. My patients are also convinced of the size of the Goldstadtspane because thanks to the thin shape of the brace, they do not feel restricted in their freedom of movement."

Areas of application for the GOLDSTADT professional full brace

Ms Prinz, when do you use the GOLDSTADT professional full brace?
"Excessive force of leverage can quickly and unintentionally damage especially thin and elastic nails. Thanks to the GOLDSTADT professional full brace, I can better control the force acting on the nail and distribute it over a larger area of the nail thanks to the wider ends. So I have a highly effective and relieving way of bringing the nail back into its accurate shape. The prerequisite should be that the nail is as straight as possible, so that I can pull the brace backwards evenly. I recommend a hollow chisel blade for cleaning the nail fold."

Fields of application of the GOLDSTADT professional Classic brace

Ms Prinz, when do you use the GOLDSTADT professional Classic brace?
"Since I can use the Goldstadt Classic system to make an adhesive, half or full brace, the range of applications is consequently highly diverse. Particularly in addition to the system's great versatility, another direct benefit of the GOLDSTADT professional Classic brace is the pressure distribution thanks to the even wider ends. This distributes the force over the largest possible area at the edge of the nail.“