Tailor’s bunion. We performed a tailor’s bunion correction which is an osteotomy of the fifth metatarsal. We use no internal fixation. This is performed in our office under local anesthesia. The patient is able to ambulate immediately. The following is an example of a patient who has poor skin turgor. It would be extremely detrimental to perform the surgery using the open technique. These procedures are usually done in the hospital or surgery center under general anesthesia. We perform these under local anesthesia in the comfort of our own office.
The above picture is the preop photograph of the patient with a severe Tailor’s bunion deformity. Note that the fifth toe is also curling under the fourth toe.
This photograph shows the patient after 8 weeks undergoing our special technique of minimal incision surgery to correct the tailor’s bunion and the fifth toe. This patient had no internal hardware placed. The painful tailor’s bunion has now been resolved. We also use regenerative medical therapy to help speed up the healing process. This includes Laser Therapy, Acoustic soundwave therapy, Stem cell like injections as well as the use of oral Peptides.
