Lapidus Bunionectomy

This patient presented to our office with a large painful bunion of the left foot. During the in office consultation we noted that the 1st metatarsal was also hyper-mobile.  Hyper-mobile means that the first metatarsal moved up and down too easily with minimal pressure. Looking at the x-ray on the left you can see how…

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Recovery after bunion surgery

I’ve written a detailed description of what to expect after bunion surgery on my new site. www.bunionsurgery.nyc.  This article includes what to expect immediately after bunion surgery and goes up until one year after surgery. As I’m sure you can imagine, after 15 years of doing foot surgery, I’ve been asked lots and lots of…

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Second Opinion for Foot Surgery in NYC

Second Opinion Patients often come in to my office requesting a second opinion for foot surgery after they have seen another podiatrist in New York City. I always welcome my patients to seek second opinions as well. Many times I agree with the other doctors’ recommendations for surgery. Also, many times I disagree with their…

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Bunion Surgery Done the Right Way

Case of the day: Bunion surgery for a large bunion Four weeks ago I performed bunion surgery on a patient with a very large bunion. She came in today for her four week follow-up visit. She had a large bunion with constant pain in her great toe joint. Bunion surgery for a large bunion, before…

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Case Study: A large bunion with overlapping second toe

Today I would like to share with you a surgery that I performed six months ago. This patient came in today for her 6 month follow up visit. She said she was doing great, running, yoga and wearing high heeled shoes at times. Large Bunion This patient is a 65 year old professional. She came…

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Practice Focus:

Effective January 1, 2013, I have changed the focus of my practice. I have explained it completely in the below letter I wrote. Summary: I will still see new patients but I will focus on Podiatric Surgery. When new patients do not require surgery they will follow up with my partner doctors after I have…

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