Naples, FL — With kids back in school after a summer of bare feet and sandals, parents are shopping for shoes for feet that seem to have grown longer in just a few months. To help busy parents with shoe choices, Dr. Kevin Lam recommends some simple guidelines to prevent or minimize possible foot problems from inappropriate shoes, such as painful ingrown toenails, blisters, heel pain and flat feet.

Naples, FL – With hurricane season officially underway, Dr. Kevin Lam reminds residents about the risk of serious foot injuries during disaster clean-up.

As millions of Americans hit the beach this summer, Dr. Kevin Lam shares these safety tips from the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons.

Unknown to many, there are a number of illnesses that you can get from swiming in public pools, water parks, hot tubs, and water play areas. These may be spread through swallowing the water, breathing in vapors, or touching the water.

Naples, FL — Although rest and relaxation are the goals for most vacations, they usually involve a lot of walking and a lot of walking usually involves sore feet. “Walking is great exercise and one of the most reliable forms of transportation,” says Dr. Kevin Lam, D.P.M., FACFAS, DABLES, DABPS, a foot and ankle surgeon with […]

Doctor urges sunscreen use and exams to prevent skin cancer on feet Naples, FL — When at the pool or lake we all lather up with sun screen to protect our skin from the harmful rays of the sun. But do we remember to apply sunscreen to our feet? Many don’t realize skin cancer can […]

Naples, FL — Many of us are welcoming the warmer weather sporting flip-flop sandals, however, their popularity among teens and young adults is responsible for a growing epidemic of heel pain in this population, according to Dr. Kevin Lam, D.P.M., FACFAS, DABLES, DABPS, a member of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons. “We’re seeing […]