About Us

It is our goal to provide you with the cleanest nail service in Richmond. Whether you have special issues with your feet and hands or not, our experienced nail technicians at The Foot & Hand Spa will provide you with services that will leave you with lovely nails treated in our medical-grade setting. Why risk infection?

Here are just a few of the health-related differences in the service you'll receive at The Foot & Hand Spa versus most regular nail salons:

Disinfected Chairs and Water Basins: Before each pedicure, the pedicure chair seat and head rest has been wiped with a disinfectant, and the bowl that your feet soak in has been disinfected completely. Another difference is the type of water basins we use. Many pedicure chairs have internal jets that propel the water for the whirlpool. These basin jets are situated behind filters, which are havens for bacteria. Simply spraying the bowl with an unidentified disinfectant will NOT clean the jets. In order to avoid this, our basins are "jetless," and, even so, we still fill the basin with water and a disinfecting solution after each pedicure, letting it run for approximately 10 minutes to clean both the outside AND inside.

No Reused Files and Buffers: At The Foot & Hand Spa, the emery boards and buffers that are used on your nails are NEW, in accordance with state laws governing salons. We NEVER reuse any emery board or buffer that has been used on anyone else. In fact, we instead offer our clients to take home any files and buffers used on them, so they may use them to take care of their feet and hands between their appointments.

Hospital-Grade Instrument Sterilization: All metal instruments we use are scrubbed with soap to remove all foreign matter, and then are soaked in a fungicidal, germicidal, enzymatic solution. Each instrument is sealed in an individual protective pouch and pressure-steamed in an autoclave, which is the same process used in all hospitals to sterilize instruments. If an instrument has not been steamed properly, color indicator markings on the packaging will convey that the instrument has not been pressure-cleaned.

Push Back Cuticles: The nail technicians do not cut cuticles. Cutting cuticles may leave "open doors" for bacteria to enter the skin, and this greatly increases your risk of infection. Our technicians will gently push back cuticles and, depending on your medical needs, use a gentler orangewood stick.

These are just a few of the major differences in quality and care offered at The Foot & Hand Spa. If you still have other questions or concerns, please give us a call at (804) 320-4322, and our well-trained receptionists and nail technicians will be happy to address them.

As a podiatrist, Dr. Waskin has treated people with all types of foot problems, including those caused by poor sanitation practices in local spas. He realized that they put some of his patients, particularly diabetics, at serious risk. Dr. Waskin visited many other spas to see firsthand how they cleaned their equipment. He was not impressed.

Dr. Waskin decided to open a medical-grade spa to provide pedicures & manicures in a safe and comfortable environment. The Foot & Hand Spa is located on the campus of Johnston-Willis hospital within The Foot & Ankle Center so that Dr. Waskin can personally oversee the care of the spa’s clients.

He earned his podiatric medical degree from the Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine, which recognized him for outstanding achievement, and then completed his residency in foot and ankle surgery at Metropolitan Hospital in Philadelphia. Dr. Waskin continued his post-graduate training in Laser Surgery, Foot & Ankle Arthroscopy, Rigid Internal Fixation and Cryosurgery.

Dr. Waskin is certified in foot surgery by the American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery. He is a Fellow of the American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons. He is also a published author and speaker, and has served leadership roles in several professional medical organizations. Dr. Waskin is one of only 25 podiatrists in the nation who provides full-service medical spa services specializing in the hands & feet.

For information about all the services offered at Dr. Waskin's Foot & Ankle Center, click here.