A Beginner’s Guide to the REAL Minimally Invasive Foot Surgery

A Beginner’s Guide to the REAL Minimally Invasive Foot Surgery

Minimally invasive procedures are popular among people suffering from common foot deformities such as bunions, hammertoes, bone spurs, and other problems restricting foot movement or causing pain. 

There are several benefits of Minimally Invasive surgery over traditional treatments. It allows patients to have less pain, swelling, scarring and ensures quick recovery. Here, we give you a low-down on everything you need to know about Minimally Invasive foot surgery and the various ailments it can treat effectively.

What is Minimally Invasive foot surgery?

It involves Podiatrists creating tiny incisions, not requiring stitches. Unlike traditional surgeries that require a larger incision and more downtime, Minimally Invasive surgeries have smaller incisions that heal faster. We don’t even consider them incisions, but rather small pokes.

If you have tried conservative treatments for foot pain with no success, we suggest you give Minimally Invasive foot surgery a chance. It can help treat the following problems.

Bunions

Minimally invasive foot surgery can help you correct painful/unsightly bunions. Bunions can occur near the big toe joint or near the small toe joint (Tailor’s bunion/bunionette).

Though the surgery can be performed without risky general anesthesia, No tourniquets are used to cut off the circulation. No metals like pins, screws, wires, staples, or rods are used.  You can return to work in 48 hours.

Hammertoes

When one of your smaller toes is curled downward rather than pointing straight like other toes, it’s called a mallet toe or a hammertoe. Several reasons, such as trauma, genetics, certain diseases, or poor footwear, can cause it. If you’ve tried modified footwear and toe separators with little success, you should consider Minimally Invasive foot surgery. 

It can help reduce pain and stop the development of corns and calluses because of hammertoe. The Podiatrist will correct the hammertoe without stitches or wires. You can start wearing regular footwear in two to three weeks after the surgery. 

Arthritis

Arthritis can cause pain and stiffness in your big toe joint when you’re walking or doing any other physical activity. An experienced Podiatrist can expertly remove the bone’s arthritic portion through a Minimally Invasive quick surgery by creating a tiny poke. It will not require stitches at all. You’ll also experience less pain, and an increased range of motion as the affected bone heals within a few weeks. 

About Accent on Feet 

Being Toronto's best podiatry clinic, we have been correcting foot issues for the last 39 years. We aim to help you live a healthier and more comfortable life. You don’t need a referral from a doctor to schedule a visit. You can book an appointment by calling us at (416) 635-8637 or 1-866-535-8637 (toll-free). Save time by bringing along a completed new patient copy of this form.