Laser Therapy and Healing of Wounds
Many of our patients have severe ulcers and wounds because of diabetes as well as peripheral vascular disease. We use laser therapy to help wounds to heal. Our laser allows for granulation tissue to form as well as collagen fibers and blood vessels. All of these can help increase the formation of good healthy tissue. […]
Read MoreDo not be a Victim to the Hardware Doctor doing Bunions
There is a lot of medial these days about doing minimal incision bunion surgery. Do not be a victim of the hardware doctor. They think this is minimal incision. They make a small incision. Then they insert these large screws. Sometimes they insert screws and plates. This is not minimal […]
Read MoreBunions done by Orthopedic Surgeons. Why would you let this happen to you? Stay away from them
The orthopedic surgeon and podiatric surgeon now want to do minimal incision bunion surgery with hideous screws. They want to TRY and do minimal incision surgery. So they use these large screws to shift the bone all the way to correct the bunion. This will result in a blown out metatarsal with severe complications. Why […]
Read MoreMinimal incision Tailor’s Bunion without any internal hardware. Faster healing with Regenerative Medical Therapy
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 […]
Read MorePickle Ball Injuries on the Rise: Regenerative Medical Therapy can help overcome such injuries
At the Comprehensive Foot and Ankle Institute, we are now seeing many elderly patients coming in with pickleball injuries. Pickleball is a highly competitive sport. It combines elements of tennis, badminton and ping-pong and has recently become popular among people of all ages. But while everyone is having a lot of fun and […]
Read MoreFat Pad Augmentation: Liposana
If you suffer from severe pain at the ball of the feet from metatarsalgia as well as neuroma and heel pain, you may be suffering from fat pad atrophy. In this situation the fat pad from your area of the pain in the bottom of your foot has decreased. This results in increased pain at the […]
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