Many patients opt for surgeries like the Sklar bunionectomy and toe shortening, as well as treatments for toenail fungus during the winter in order to showcase their beautiful results in their cute sandals come summertime!  What is toe shortening surgery?  Toe shortening is a transformative procedure for patients who tell us about how embarrassed they are to wear open-toe shoes, get pedicures or to just go barefoot in front of others. At Foot First Podiatry, we surgically shorten and straighten their toes, we hide all of our incisions to give patients a cosmetically pleasing outcome ..read more

The Sklar Bunionectomy | www.footfirst.com A common condition that we treat here at Foot First is arthritis of the big toe, also called hallux limitus or rigidus.  In our practice we lovingly call this deformity an arthritic bunion.  It is commonly caused by genetics, however it can sometimes be precipitated by an injury to the joint.  These types of patients often have a large lump at the top of their big toe, as opposed to the side like in a traditional bunion.  Depending on how severe the arthritis is, the joint may be stiff or not move at all.  The pain most peopl ..read more

When we talk about toe shortening in our practice, we almost always are referring to the smaller toes.  Patients more often develop corns, pain, and hammertoes on the lesser toes from them being too long in their shoes.  Occasionally, however, sometimes patients ask if they can shorten the big toe. Of course we can!   The big toe is too long usually due to genetics.  Patients can get the same symptoms to the big toe as they do the smaller toes when they are too long.  By shortening the big toe we can reduce pain in shoes, corns, or keep them from hammering.  ..read more

What are corns, and how do those ugly things get on our toes?  Can’t you just cut them out? Corns are small calluses that form on top of toes or in between toes.  They are hard, and can be painful when they rub against each other or in shoes.  The calluses can be trimmed down or padded so they don’t hurt as much, but why do they keep coming back?  The cause of these little nuisances is usually deeper than the corn itself.  Corns occur and keep coming back, because there is an underlying deformity to the toe that it is on.   A hammertoe is the number one cau ..read more

So you just had the Sklar Bunionectomy®, what happens next? Day 0: Immediate Post Sklar Bunionectomy® Day 0 After our patients have bunion surgery in our state of the art surgical suite, our patients can expect to walk out of surgery pain free in a surgical shoe to their ride home.  When at home a patient can expect to be independent, and are not required to have someone at home with them.  Most patients should sit with their surgical foot elevated for most of the day, but they can get up to make a snack, go to the restroom, or do other small household activities.   Week ..read more

A common question we get here at Foot First Podiatry is what is the difference between the Sklar Bunionectomy® and Lapidus type bunion procedures?  There are three major differences between these two procedures: the cut in the bone, the cosmetic appearance, and the recovery. Bone Cut Lapidus type bunion surgeries typically are performed at the first metatarsal-cuneiform joint, and involves fusing this joint so it no longer moves ever again.  This is done at the base of the first metatarsal closer to the top of the arch of your foot, not near the area of the bunion.  The cut in t ..read more

Before & After results with the Sklar Bunionectomy & Toe Shortening Procedure Long toes can be troublesome for a patient for many reasons.  Toe shortening is a unique procedure that we perform alone, or along with our bunion surgery, the Sklar Bunionectomy™.    Toe shortening has a similar recovery to our bunion surgery where you are able to weight bear immediately, and get back into a gym shoe in a short amount of time. You may wonder why some people request to have their toes shortened.  Long toes can be problematic not only cosmetically, but also functionally ..read more