Minimally Invasive Bunion Surgery: Exploring Less Invasive Treatment Options
- posted: Jun. 14, 2024
The team at Foot & Ankle Specialists of Connecticut sees many foot conditions daily, such as bunions. If you are tired of bunion pain, a consultation with Dr. Joseph Treadwell and Dr. Christian Davis in Plainville and Danbury, serving New Britain, Bristol, Southington, Farmington, New Fairfield, and Ridgefield, CT, can help.
What Is a Bunion?
Your big toe may develop a protruding bump at the joint base that can become very painful. People may develop this condition from wearing tight shoes, high heels, narrow shoes, bone deformity, or foot stress.
What Are My Treatment Options?
You can provide comfort for your affected toe by using padding to create a cushion. Your doctor in Danbury, New Milford, & Plainville CT, may have you wear a night splint to straighten the toe over time. However, your bunion may need surgery. There are minimally invasive bunion surgery options that use precise bone repositioning and smaller incisions than normal.
Two common techniques include PECA (Percutaneous Chevron Akin) and Minimally Invasive (MIS) Percutaneous Lapidus surgery. The PECA method cuts the first metatarsal bone and big toe bone to reposition them. The MIS procedure cuts the toe bone while repositioning and fusing a joint closer to the arch.
What Is Recovery Like?
The idea of minimally invasive bunion surgery is that it won’t take as long to recover from or leave as much scarring. Nonetheless, patients will have to keep off their feet for two weeks after the surgery and will need to keep their foot elevated. It may take six weeks before a patient can walk in regular shoes again after getting the least invasive kind of surgery.
Can I Prevent Them from Returning?
The chances of a bunion coming back after surgery are about 20%. As long as you follow Dr. Treadwell and Dr. Davis’ advice after surgery, you can minimize the risk of it returning. Keep caring for your feet. Even if the bunion doesn't return immediately, it may return years later when you don't pay attention to proper shoes and foot stress and tend to injuries quickly.
Dr. Treadwell and Dr. Davis are your experts at Foot & Ankle Specialists of Connecticut. When you need treatment or surgery for your bunion in Danbury, New Milford, & Plainville CT, they can provide the best solution for your situation.
To find out more about the diagnosis and treatment of bunions, call Drs. Joseph Treadwell and Dr. Christian Davis at Foot & Ankle Specialists of Connecticut. You can reach them in Danbury, CT, by calling (203) 748-2220 or in Plainville, CT, by calling (860) 747-2200, so call today.
At Foot and Ankle Specialist of Connecticut we proudly serve patients from our Plainville office and surrounding communities including Bristol, Farmington, New Britain, Southington and throughout Hartford County, CT. Whether you need same-day treatment for ingrown toenails or heel pain, or foot surgery for painful bunions and hammertoes, our experienced team is here to provide high-quality foot and ankle care close to home.
- posted: Jun. 14, 2024
The team at Foot & Ankle Specialists of Connecticut sees many foot conditions daily, such as bunions. If you are tired of bunion pain, a consultation with Dr. Joseph Treadwell and Dr. Christian Davis in Plainville and Danbury, serving New Britain, Bristol, Southington, Farmington, New Fairfield, and Ridgefield, CT, can help.
What Is a Bunion?
Your big toe may develop a protruding bump at the joint base that can become very painful. People may develop this condition from wearing tight shoes, high heels, narrow shoes, bone deformity, or foot stress.
What Are My Treatment Options?
You can provide comfort for your affected toe by using padding to create a cushion. Your doctor in Danbury, New Milford, & Plainville CT, may have you wear a night splint to straighten the toe over time. However, your bunion may need surgery. There are minimally invasive bunion surgery options that use precise bone repositioning and smaller incisions than normal.
Two common techniques include PECA (Percutaneous Chevron Akin) and Minimally Invasive (MIS) Percutaneous Lapidus surgery. The PECA method cuts the first metatarsal bone and big toe bone to reposition them. The MIS procedure cuts the toe bone while repositioning and fusing a joint closer to the arch.
What Is Recovery Like?
The idea of minimally invasive bunion surgery is that it won’t take as long to recover from or leave as much scarring. Nonetheless, patients will have to keep off their feet for two weeks after the surgery and will need to keep their foot elevated. It may take six weeks before a patient can walk in regular shoes again after getting the least invasive kind of surgery.
Can I Prevent Them from Returning?
The chances of a bunion coming back after surgery are about 20%. As long as you follow Dr. Treadwell and Dr. Davis’ advice after surgery, you can minimize the risk of it returning. Keep caring for your feet. Even if the bunion doesn't return immediately, it may return years later when you don't pay attention to proper shoes and foot stress and tend to injuries quickly.
Dr. Treadwell and Dr. Davis are your experts at Foot & Ankle Specialists of Connecticut. When you need treatment or surgery for your bunion in Danbury, New Milford, & Plainville CT, they can provide the best solution for your situation.
To find out more about the diagnosis and treatment of bunions, call Drs. Joseph Treadwell and Dr. Christian Davis at Foot & Ankle Specialists of Connecticut. You can reach them in Danbury, CT, by calling (203) 748-2220 or in Plainville, CT, by calling (860) 747-2200, so call today.
At Foot and Ankle Specialist of Connecticut we proudly serve patients from our Plainville office and surrounding communities including Bristol, Farmington, New Britain, Southington and throughout Hartford County, CT. Whether you need same-day treatment for ingrown toenails or heel pain, or foot surgery for painful bunions and hammertoes, our experienced team is here to provide high-quality foot and ankle care close to home.