A bunion is a bump the protrudes on the side of your foot just behind your big toe. This condition is usually inherited and becomes irritated by your shoe but not caused by it. As part of the problem your big toe maybe leaning towards or overlapping your second toe
The question most people want to know, how did I get a bunion? The bunion is not a “growth” of bone, but rather a bone that has moved out of position. As the bone, in this case, the first metatarsal moves further and further, you begin to see a bump and eventually your big toe moves toward the second toe. This knob on your foot can be very painful, especially when wearing tight, stylish, high healed, constricting shoes.
We at Diagnostic Foot Specialists perform the “mini-tight rope bunionectomy “ which repositions the bone that has moved and is out of alignment. This procedure allows for correction of painful bunions without the cutting and fixating of the bone that a traditional bunionectomy requires.
Don’t hate the shoes…. Get the bunion fixed and wear your beautiful shoes again pain free.
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