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Dr. Levine has extensive experience in foot surgery and an almost unique approach at achieving not only excellent surgical result, but also an excellent cosmetic results with minimal scar formation. In almost all cases patients can walk immediately after the surgery and be back to work in 3 to 5 days.
Loss of fat on the bottom of the foot is common as we age, especially in women. This can result in pain and burning on the bottom especially the ball of the foot. Dr. Levine and Dr. Lautin have pioneered a new treatment using the CoolTouch II™ laser, ultrasound therapy, and injectable implants-after just the first treatment marked improvement usually occurs. Additional treatments are sometimes required. The result has been described as feeling, "like pillows in your feet."
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If you have severe pain, or electric shock type pain, or numbness, or tingling, amd often feel like you have to take off your shoe and rub bottom of your foot—you may have a "neuroma." This is a swelling of a nerve and you should come in for evaluation and treatment. Relief might only be only a few treatments away.
This bony bump on the outside edge of your big toe is a form of arthritis. It indicates that degenerative changes are taking place in the bone beneath. In fact, the bunion may be causing your first toe to push inward against your second toe and create a hammertoe. Not all bunions result in complete swinging-in of the big toe. There are simple bunions that appear on the side of a straight big toe and others on the top of the big toe joint, (as opposed to the side.)
Only surgery can clear up your problem once and for all. There are several different surgical procedures, and in most cases they are done on an ambulatory basis. There is no need for hospitalization for the average person. Some bunion procedures don't even require stitches after minimal incision.
Hammertoe is a permanent deformity of one of your middle toes-probably the big toe's neighbor-in which the joint has become bent up and twisted.
Correcting a flexible hammertoe is classified as minor surgery. A flexible hammertoe is one that can be manually straightened out by putting pressure on the top to force it to lie flat.
Another type of hammertoe surgery can be performed when the hammertoe is more rigid. This is called arthroplasty. It can be done under local anesthesia and will permanently eliminate the pain. In both cases you can usually return to work immediately.
A corn is a hard, thickened area of skin found on the top of, the tip of, or between your toes. It's round and yellow. If yours is reddish, you've got an inflamed corn. A corn has a central core that descends into your flesh in a cone-shaped point killing all the normal cells in its way.
Chronic corns are caused by a hammertoe condition. Recurring corns can be eliminated through a minor surgical procedure. Additionally, collagen treatment brings relief to some corn sufferers and is the treatment of choice for those who are unable to undergo surgery.
Fungal toenail infections can occur after years of microtrauma to the toes, from shoes that don't fit properly.
When the nail matrix is infected, your best bet is to have the nail surgically removed. Anti-fungal drugs can also be applied to the nail, and can be combined with periodic professional cleaning of the nail.
This is a bony protrusion on the bottom of your foot caused by a growth of calcium that has begun to project downward and is touching your plantar fascia. (The thick piece of tissue underneath the skin on the sole of your foot).
If your pain is acute, take an analgesic like Tylenol or another over-the counter painkiller. If this is not sufficient, ultrasound therapy, electrogalvanic stimulation, and special footbaths can help. Heel spur surgery is designed to correct whatever biomechanical problem is causing the spur in the first place.
Plantar Fasciitis is an inflammation of the thick piece of tissue underneath the skin on the sole of your foot . It is often caused by unusual stress (increased exercise regime) and a biomechanical abnormality of the foot. It can be associated with a heel spur, a bony protrusion on the bottom of your foot caused by a growth of calcium that has begun to project downward and is touching your plantar fascia.
If your pain is acute, take an analgesic like Tylenol or another over-the counter painkiller. If this is not sufficient, ultrasound therapy, electrogalvanic stimulation, and special footbaths can help. We can help a custom made orthotic to correct the abnormal stress on the plantar fascia. Other treatments include "shock-wave" therapy (this doesn't hurt) or even Botox. Surgery is sometimes needed and is designed to correct whatever biomechanical problem is causing the spur in the first place.
Layers of dead, thickened skin that also form to protect bones and tissue. If you are on you feet a lot, you may need additional cushioning.
To reduce calluses, soak feet nightly in warm water with a chamomile tea bag added as softener. Buff calluses with a pumice stone or brush. Apply moisturizer and wear socks to bed. A moleskin pad may relieve minor callus discomfort. If calluses are caused by structural foot problems, you may need inserts. Sore calluses are almost always the result of these problems, and they won't go away until the underlying problems are corrected.
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