How to efficiently remove a bunion

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I’m Dr. Dana Brems, also known as Foot Doc Dana. As a Doctor of Podiatric Medicine (DPM), I treat everything from trauma including broken bones, other sports injuries, foot wounds, calluses, thick or ingrown nails; you name it! Being a #doctor is a serious job, but we can have a lighthearted side too. That's why I created this channel- to make medical themed #shorts videos for fun, while also helping to answer your questions.

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[cherieaster]

It’s always so amazing to see how far medicine has come to the point where we have relatively minimal invasive procedures like this

[taylormcdermott]

When you fall asleep first at a sleepover:

[haymeatball]

The bone after the surgery looks like it's 1 doorjam kick away from needing another one

[chloecalvincooper]

I had to have a traditional bunion surgery at age 17 and it was actually the most painful thing I ever had to deal with in my life. 9 years later I'm still suffering from nerve damage in my foot because of the scarring. I'm so happy people can get this issue fixed with less long term impact these days.

[StephieBshort]

I used to cry because I have wide feet, but it seems having to buy shoes with really wide toe boxes has saved me a lot of pain.

[starcndys]

Me:*looking at my foot to check im alright*

[FinntheSquire]

I'm gonna pass out. I can't look at this. Why am I so morbidly curious at it

[ConstantlyRepeatingMyself]

I had the traditional bunion surgery about 6 years ago. Best decision ever. My feet use to ache at night because it was so painful. Now I have no pain whatsoever.

[AngelaSmith_]

I’ve had this done 3 times already and I’m in for more because my rheumatoid arthritis keeps making the dang awful things 😢 I loathe rheumatoid arthritis, it absolutely destroyed my right foot 🦶🏽 and is trying to with my left foot but my podiatrist is on it 😎✊🏽🙏🏽

[late-night-stereo]

Me stubbing my toe after this surgery: Dies'💀

[panrex]

Bunions are caused because of the shoes squishing the toes together against the natural shape of the foot, the end result of this opperation results in an unnatural foot shape that is more accomodared to narrow shoes.

With the big toe angled like that we can get balance issues and loss of the arch.

[JossueND]

Oh man, it's not the pain, it is the bill!

[missmelissa]

If that's minimally invasive I don't want to imagine the other options!!!!

[OGSumo]

Can you also please talk about *why* things like toe spacers or bunion correctors don’t work.
I’ve been told they don’t, but that doesn’t answer the part of me that wonders how we can cause/make bunions worse with footwear but not undo it with footwear (or physical manipulation in general).

[FreckleFace]

I had a bunion osteotomy for each foot 10 & 11 yrs ago when I was in my early 20s. The surgery was done with a long lasting local anesthetic, and I was not put out for the procedures. I even walked out of the office (no wheelchair or crutches) both times. I was told that the more I elevated my feet during recovery, the better results I'd see, so I was on the couch for about 6 weeks, and limited mobility for an additional 6 weeks. I was given anti-inflammatories and that was about it. I'm really thankful for the Doctor that performed my procedures as it enabled me to live a more active lifestyle.

[djkitty]

I had the traditional bunion surgery on both of my big toes when I was 12, back in 2013. I had the first surgery in October and then the second surgery in December. I had to be in a boot for 3 weeks and go to physical therapy for x-rays and for the doctor to move my toe to recover fully. Since then, I can run faster and perform better in any sports or exercise.

[normrubio]

The recovery from the surgery is brutally painful

[zango]

I wish something like this existed for bow legs lol. The only surgeries I see bring the bottom of the leg out while keeping the top of the tibia and fibula relatively in the same place, but for me that is where my leg bows. It’s like the bottom of my leg is shifted outwards right under my knees and there is sadly nothing I can do

[samelis]

Glad I had an awareness to fix my own bunion with exercises, tape and footwear before it got out of hand. I developed them due to years of doing ballet. So, around the last few years of dancing, I used to separate and tape the heck out of my toes after pointe work to correct the alignment. Fortunately for me, it pays off after years because now it's as if I never had bunions. But I have to constantly realign my toes and check to see if my shoes fit correctly until now. It was also extremely painful or discomforting to do those corrective measures. Cheap solutions for the hard-willed ones.