before and after bunions

This is a 52 year old male who was suffering from painful Bunions for many years. The post operative x-ray was taken two weeks after surgery and the patient was placed in a walking shoe that day!

high heels, yes again....

-- High heels may turn heads, but new research shows the long-term cost of wearing them is even steeper than the sky-high price tag of some coveted brands.
Along with aching feet and a variety of foot deformities, years of high-heel wearing can actually alter the anatomy of the calf muscles and tendons, according to a study by researchers in England, published online July 16 in the Journal of Experimental Biology.
The incline of high heels causes the calf muscles to contract. Over time, this causes the muscle fibers to shorten and the Achilles tendon to thicken, so much so that some women feel pain when they try to walk in flats or sneakers.
"You put on heels, you are going to deform your body. End of story," "High heels look beautiful, but the body isn't meant to wear them. There is no way around it."
For the study, Marco Narici of Manchester Metropolitan University and colleagues recruited 80 women aged 20 to 50 who had been wearing heels of at least 2 inches almost daily for two years or more. Of those, 11 said they experienced discomfort when walking in flatter shoes.
When compared with women who did not wear heels, ultrasounds revealed the women who wore heels had calf muscle fibers that were 13% shorter, while MRIs showed the Achilles tendon, which attaches the heel bone to the calf muscle, was stiffer and thicker.
"This is a great study that looks at the mechanism of how high heels may cause grief and aggravation to the woman wearing them," somen can be slaves to fashion but not suffer so much physical discomfort."
It's not a big leap to know that shoes that hurt can't be good for you, For example:
High heels put stress on the back and knees. Squeezing into high heels with narrow toe boxes can cause a condition called Morton's neuroma, a painful thickening of tissue between the third and fourth toes.
Haglund's deformity, sometimes called the "pump bump," occurs when back straps of heels dig into the tissue around the Achilles tendon. Too-tight shoes can bring on bunions, an enlargement of bone or tissue at the base of the big toe that pushes the big toe toward the second toe.
Pointy shoes can worsen hammertoe by forcing the toes to bend at the middle joints, eventually causing them to stay bent and rigid even when barefoot.
And then there are those uneven-sidewalk wipeouts that lead to ankle sprains and breaks.
The fix for many of these conditions, podiatrists said, may come as bad news for those emulating "Sex and the City" fashionista Carrie Bradshaw: Box up your stilettos, take over-the-counter anti-inflammatories if necessary, and wear more sensible footwear.
"I tell a lot of women to put on sneakers and take Aleve," "A heel will make a woman's butt stick out and makes the body look taller, thinner. Society pushes us to look a certain way, and all women want to look attractive. In reality, it can be crippling, and it is literally changing the shape of the body."
And don't think those now ubiquitous flip-flops are your solution. Flip-flops offer no arch support or shock absorption, and the toes have to scrunch with every step to keep the foot from slipping, experts said.
"I have recently seen some lovely flip-flops injuries," "Flip flops are meant for the beach, not for walking on cement or on vacation or at an amusement park. If you wear them, you are treating your feet poorly and you will eventually pay for it."
If you must wear heels, minimize the time you spend on your feet, wear wider heels that distribute the weight better and shop for shoes at the end of the day when your foot is larger”..

filler -up!

Collagen Feet Fillers


Some women might turn to flats to avoid foot pain from wearing heels, but a fortitudinous—and vain—few are opting for collagen feet fillers instead. The solution is an injection of protein in the ball of the heel that provides a layer of extra padding. “I am guilty of over-wearing my favorite shoes…The foot filler treatment has made me a lot more comfortable,” one English client told the U.K.’s Daily Mail of the treatment. The treatment costs about $225.