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We all have regrets, but choosing the right foot surgeon shouldn’t be one of them. Your feet are your foundation upon which the entire weight of your body depends to thrive and survive. Alas, if you live long enough, chances are your feet will fail you at some point in time but don’t dismay. When addressing a particular foot problem that requires non invasive foot procedures most experienced podiatrists will help to alleviate or resolve the issue at foot. However, when considering foot surgery to relieve aches and pains from troublesome corns, bunions and hammertoes, it is very important to select your foot surgeon wisely. Here are some go-to guidelines.

The anticipation of a baby signifies a wondrous, life-changing experience. However, pregnancy also can represent troubling bodily changes that can affect the child-bearer for a lifetime.

Selecting a date, choosing a venue, finding the perfect dress, and attending countless pre-wedding events are stressful preparations for your nuptials. In addition, for getting yourself and your body ready for the big day, losing weight and getting fit is usually top priority. However, when the bride is shaping herself for marriage from head to toe, often she falls short on the latter.

Fix Your Feet’s Dr. Yolanda Ragland, an award winning podiatrist,  wants women to walk with confidence. Her secret until now, the Tiara-Toe™ technique has been in the making for more than 10 years. Dr. Ragland has been mastering the transformation of unattractive, corny hammertoes, restoring them to their original beauty. 

There are currently more websites about foot fetishes than foot healthcare and podiatry.

So often, the new patient visiting my podiatric practice looks at me and says, “Wow, I want to wear shoes like that.” I love fashion. Shoes, in my opinion, are the quintessential feminine accessory.  Apparently, I’m not alone. The American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA) surveyed 503 women about their propensity to prancing in pumps.

Fix Your Feet believes in providing medically necessary foot surgery with a cosmetic result. Most people focus on the cosmetic result and do not realize the  foot surgery procedure  is being performed because there is a true medical need. Foot surgery is “medically necessary,” and cosmetic, because it involves pain.

Corns on the toes are calluses that appear on the top of the joint or knuckle. Most people are under the misconception that corns on the toes are primarily a skin condition. Although the pain and unattractive appearance of the toe corn is associated with the skin, the true culprits are the bony structures which lie beneath.

Is a visual/physical exam enough to diagnose soft tissue issues in toes and feet? No pain, but 2nd toe is drifting over toward big toe, and it feels like there’s a visible thickness under the second toe. Podiatrist wants to go straight to surgery.Are there any tests that’d typically be run first?

The foot supports all of the weight of the body. It is the final end point of the body. Furthermore it is the furthest structure from the heart, which is the antecedent of all the blood vessels of the body. And then there’s gravity. Naturally, foot swelling is a daily physiologic occurrence.

To get a more complete answer to your question, more information about your pain is required. Information includes, but is not limited to, where is the pain, when does the pain occur (walking, sitting? etc.), what type of pain is it (dull aching, sharp shoot?), when did the pain first begin, how long does the pain last, is there any trauma associated with the pain when it first started, are there skin changes associated with the pain, what makes it better, what makes it worse?