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Ironworks

Athlete’s Foot Treatment

Athlete’s foot treatment in Rolesville, NC. Fast relief from itching, burning, and cracking skin. Prescription antifungals at Ironworks.

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Do You Have Any of These Symptoms?

If any of this sounds familiar, you’re in the right place. Call us or request an appointment online, and we’ll take a look.

Itching, burning, or stinging between the toes

Cracked, flaking, or peeling skin on the feet

Redness and scaling that spreads across the sole

A rash that keeps coming back despite over-the-counter treatment

Thickened toenails alongside the skin rash (often a sign fungus has spread)

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You’re Not Alone, and You Have Options

Athlete’s foot is almost always curable with proper treatment.

Athlete’s foot (tinea pedis) is a fungal skin infection that thrives in warm, damp environments, sweaty shoes, locker rooms, public showers. Mild cases respond to over-the-counter antifungal creams. Stubborn or recurring cases often need prescription-strength treatment and a closer look at what’s driving the recurrence.

How we treat it

Prescription topical antifungals

Oral antifungals for severe or chronic infections

Decontamination of shoes and environment

Diabetic foot evaluation if infections keep recurring

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What to Expect at Your First Visit

An athlete’s foot visit confirms the diagnosis (not all itchy feet are fungal), identifies what’s driving recurrence, and sets up a treatment plan that actually works.

Plan on 30 to 45 minutes. Bring the shoes you wear most often if you can.

Exam of the affected skin

Skin scraping or simple in-office test to confirm fungal infection

Discussion of shoes, socks, and environmental factors

Prescription antifungal treatment (topical, oral, or both depending on severity)

Plan for decontaminating shoes and preventing reinfection

Assessment of toenails in case fungus has spread

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Why Choose Ironworks

Ironworks is Rolesville’s dedicated podiatry and advanced wound care practice, serving Wake Forest, Youngsville, and the surrounding communities with the specialized, personal care you shouldn’t have to travel to Raleigh or Durham to find.

Board-certified wound physician and podiatric surgeon with advanced training in foot and ankle medicine and surgery

In-office digital X-ray diagnosis and treatment in a single visit

Two specialties under one roof: foot and ankle care plus advanced wound healing

Same-day appointments for new patients with urgent issues

A local practice with small-practice attention: you'll see the same doctor each visit

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Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. The fungus spreads through direct contact with infected skin or contaminated surfaces, locker room floors, shared towels, pool decks, shoes.

Usually because the fungus persists in your shoes and socks. Effective treatment includes decontaminating footwear (antifungal sprays, UV shoe sanitizers, or replacing heavily infected shoes) and treating everyone in the household who’s also infected.

At least 2 weeks after symptoms resolve, not just until itching stops. Stopping too early is the main reason infections recur.

Yes, and it frequently does, toenail fungus (onychomycosis) often starts as chronic athlete’s foot. That’s one reason we treat athlete’s foot aggressively: ignoring it can create a much more difficult nail problem.

It can be. Cracked, inflamed skin from athlete’s foot creates entry points for bacterial infection, which can become serious in diabetic patients.

Ready to get started?

New patients are welcome, and most major insurance is accepted. Call us, request an appointment online, or stop by our Rolesville office. We’ll take care of the rest.

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