Sculptra ® Injections Creates Pillows for the Feet “It’s a fact: Women love their high-end, high heel designer shoes. And while high heels are sexy and gorgeous, they make women around the world scream, “My feet are killing me” after a few hours of wear. Regardless, the fact remains; women love their shoes and will subject themselves to the pain. But now, there is a way for women to wear their high heels and be pain free. Podiatric Physician Dr. Ted Cohen is now offering a procedure that will create a pillow-like cushion on the ball of the foot. By injecting Sculptra®, a safe, synthetic, and biocompatible material (a material that does not harm the body) below the surface of the skin, it “puff ups” areas that have atrophied over the years due to wear and tear. Sculptra®, also known as Poly-L-Lactic Acid has been widely used for many years in dissolvable stitches, and soft tissue implants. Now, it is being used in the feet to eliminate pain. The Sculptra® injections are $1000 for both feet. Results are immediate and can last between 9-12 months in most cases. The procedure is ideal for people who are on their feet all day like hairdressers, servers, salespeople, casino workers and women who refuse to give up their high heels. Professional dancers and runners have also used Sculptra®. “We are now utilizing this material to supplement areas such as the balls of the feet and other bony areas where there is atrophy of the fat pad, often caused by wearing high heels,” “Sculptra® fills those flattened areas and provides internal cushioning in the feet, creating padding between the skin and the bones of the foot. Loss of fat on the bottom of the foot is common, especially in women. This can result in pain and burning on the ball of the foot. Sculptra® allows women to wear their 4” heels without the pain.” The foot is a complex structure of 26 bones and 33 joints, layered with an intertwining web of more than 120 muscles, ligaments, and nerves. Since the feet are very small compared with the rest of the body, the impact of each step exerts tremendous force upon them — about 50% greater than the person’s body weight. During a typical day, people spend about 4 hours on their feet and take 8,000 – 10,000 steps. This means that the feet support a combined force equivalent to several hundred tons every day. High heels slant the foot forward and down while bending the toes up. The more often the feet are forced into this position, a much greater weight is transferred to the ball of the foot, increasing the likelihood of damage to the underlying soft tissue which supports the foot, causing pain. “I love my high heels and I refuse to give them up,” said professional model Allison Karni. “But after a few hours, my feet always start to hurt. I’ve spent thousands of dollars on my designer shoes and always end up kicking them off before the night is over. I tried inner soles or shoe pads but they never fit right, never stayed in place, and they made my shoes too tight. Sculptra® injectable implants replaced the padding on the ball of my foot after the first treatment. Now I feel like I have pillows on my feet. This procedure is wildly popular in New York City, LA, Miami “Some credit Sex and the City with making it okay for women to admit to having a love affair with their designer shoes. Now, women can still be slaves to fashion, but they no longer need to be a slave to foot pain.””

New stichless procedure for heel pain ( Plantar Fasciitis/ heel spurs)

We are excited to offer a new procedure that does not require incisions or stitches for chronic painful heel pain. The new instrument called a " Topaz Wand" uses Radio Waves to replace diseased Plantar Fascia tissue with new healthy tissue. The procedure ( done in an out patient facility) requires 5 minutes. Call us for details at 702-387-8777. You can also see the procedure on YOUTUBE.COM under TOPAZ.

Tomorrow, New treatments for Plantar Warts!!!

Sculptra for the foot

Anyone who consistently wears heels can experience more severe problems over time, “The most common problem for patients who wear high heels daily or more than two to three times per week is thinning of the fat pad at the ball of the foot,” abnormal positioning of the foot in high heels creates pressure on the ball of the foot, which thins the protective layer of fat and leads to a painful condition called metatarsalgia, a new treatment — an injection of the filler Sculptra — to replace the fat pad and plump the area. The treatment can last 12 to 18 months.

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Topaz procedure means relief of chronic heel pain.
“Small holes replace an
incision so the healing time
is just a few days!”
If there is one reoccurring theme
in the treatment of plantar fasciitis
and Achilles tendonitis over the past
decade, it is that treatment is getting
better each year. This is, of course,
due to a growing need for faster and
safer treatment methods. Not to
mention, an ever-increasing number
of runners and weekend athletes that
are pushing themselves harder than
ever.
In the past few years a
new procedure is presented and
shows promise. This procedure is
called Topaz.
I believe that the Topaz procedure holds promise
for the chronic plantar fasciits and
Achilles tendonitis patient. It is
considered a minimally-invasive
procedure because, even though
incisions are made, no incision is long
enough to require even a single

Skechers Shape-ups might be paying up.

A San Diego law firm filed a class-action lawsuit against the brand after dozens say they were hurt by the shoes, according to HLN affiliate KGTV. And it's not a feel-the-burn good pain. Injuries range from torn ligaments to hip fractures.

The shoes boast a natural feel with a “bottom [that] adjusts your stride so the motion of each step naturally aligns your body's center of gravity,” according to Skechers’ website.

But we doubt Lisa Baseet thinks there’s anything natural feeling about two twisted ankles or torn ankle tendons and ligaments. Baseet is one of 37 people bringing the suit against Skechers with the firm Estey-Bomberger LLP.

"I'm disgusted. I paid so much money to tone up and now I need surgery," Baseet says.

Attorney Mike Bombarder says he doesn’t know of any safety tests run by Skechers for these shoes. "Man has been walking the same way for many years, and this changes the way you walk. It's not a surprise people are going to have problems," Bombarder says. The public has the right to assume a product is safe, he adds.

In September, Reebok “got a kick in the keister,” for “deceptively” advertising shoes that would tone the wearer’s backside, according to CNNMoney. They paid $25 million to the Federal Trade Commission, who will be reimbursing refund claims with the money.

According to KGTV, Skechers said in a previous statement that "millions of people wear Shape-ups without experiencing (serious injuries)."

Do you own Shape-ups? Do you think Skechers should have to pay up?

Copper socks helped Chilean miners' foot fungus

Copper socks helped Chilean miners' foot fungus
We have asked Cupron, Inc. top allow us to test market their socks on many of our patients that suffer from Fungus infections. We are awaiting their positive reply shortly!

Copper socks helped Chilean miners' foot fungus

We have asked Cupron, Inc. top allow us to test market their socks on many of our patients that suffer from Fungus infections. We are awaiting their positive reply shortly!