Welcome to the personal website of

Dr. Michael A. Zapf, DPM, MPH, FACFAS, FACFAOM

Thank you for visiting the web site of Dr. Michael Zapf. He is a member of the Agoura-Los Robles Podiatry Centers

The "real" practice web site, the one that contains registration forms, doctor information for all the office and directions to the office is located at:

www.conejofeet.com   ç Click here

I am Dr. Michael Zapf. I have been offering a full range of podiatric medical services, from ingrown nails to heel pain and foot surgery, to my friends and neighbors in the Las Virgenes, Conejo and Simi Valleys since 1985. This is my personal web site. It has been up since 1990 and has received more than 2 million visits. The entire site is my responsibility only and nearly everything on the site was written by me. You are welcome to peruse this site and learn what you can about me, your feet and the problems your feet can develop. Things happen fast in medicine so whatever you read could well be outdated, especially if it was written many years ago. On this site you will read historic articles that I wrote for a lay audience as long as 25 years ago, so please do not take anything on this site as definitive or as applying directly to your condition. You may wonder why I have my own site even though there is also an official practice site. Well, my partners are of a younger generation raised on tweets, e-mails and iPhones. They want a professional site that they believe better represents the professional nature of our practice. They also believe that people no longer take the time to read anything of length. I, on the other foot, think there is still a world out there full of people who still read lengthy descriptions of problems and solutions. if you are one of those old fashioned readers, then this site if for you. Let me know what you think. Let me know you are out there.

Please note that all information and photographs on this site are copyrighted by me, Michael Zapf, DPM, and cannot be used for any private or commercial purposes. I work with two other podiatrists in my practice who may or may not share any of my ideas and philosophy. Do not expect them to practice the way I do or even believe in any of the speculation I present here. If you appreciate what I have written and want me to be your treating doctor, you will have to ask for me specifically. Even if my office says at first, " He is booked until next month",  I still want to see you as long as you are a little flexible with your schedule. If your visit is an emergency, I know that  you will be happy with either of my associates, Dr. Darren Payne or Dr. Steve Benson. They are exceedingly well trained and capable in any foot emergency.

Michael Zapf, DPM, MPH, FACFAS, FACFAOM     (If you want to know what all those initials mean, click here   è  

Our office phone number is (818) 707-3668 and my e-mail address is zfootdoc [at] doctor [dot] com

Agoura Hills Office: 28240 Agoura Road, Suite 101, Agoura Hills, CA 91301

Thousand Oaks Office: 555 Marin Street, Suite 290, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360

For the address, hours and registration forms please see the practice web site: www.conejofeet.com

07/24/2010

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This article appeared in the Canyon and Country Times in October of 1993

The Indignity of Ingrown Mails       

 By: Michael Zapf, D.P.M., M.P.H.

 “I am tired of biting on a wash rag and tearing at my ingrown nails” was how Diane answered my initial question, “why are you here.” Always on the lookout for snappy quotes to use in these articles, I definitely took notice. Her quotation seemed to capture the desperation caused by the pain of an ingrown nail. It is a pain that can go all the way up to your stomach. The pain can make wearing shoes the singular worst part of the day. At night the weight of the bed sheets can make sleeping all but impossible. If you never had an ingrown nail it is hard to describe the pain. It can push even demure people like Diane to become “bathroom surgeons.

 When Diane came to my office she was very apprehensive. Her ingrown nails have caused her must frustration, damage to her nail (and it didn’t do her wash rags much good either.) She was a little suspicious when I described how easy it would be to end her wash rag biting days forever. I showed her my brochure on ingrown nails and explained what I would do. After gently anesthetizing her toe I would remove just the very edge of her toenail that is digging into her toe. Using a chemical and the laser I would kill the nail root cells producing only the ingrown edge of the nail. She would be left with what appeared to be a normal, totally intact nail but without the pain.

 Anxious to end the pain, she scheduled the procedure. At her follow—up appointment she reported no pain or problems with either shoes or sheets. She said she is completely delighted. Her only regret is that she did not have the procedure done years earlier.

 If you or someone you know is suffering from the pain of an ingrown nail, please call and ask for my free brochure on ingrown nails. You, your toe and your wash rags will be glad you did.

 Dr. Michael Zapf is a podiatrist in private practice in Agoura Hills and teaches part time at the LAC/USC Medical Center. For more information please call his office at (818)707—3668.

Send mail to (zfootdoc at doctor dot com) with questions or comments about this web site.
Copyright © 2000 Michael A. Zapf, D.P.M., F.A.C.F.A.S., F.A.C.F.AOA.M.
Last modified: July 24, 2010