Although bunion can be treated conservatively, the conservative treatment usually addresses symptoms more than correcting the actual Bunion deformity.

Conservative treatment may include.

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Conservative Treatment may include:

  • Shoe gear changes
  • Orthotics
  • Accommodative padding and shielding
  • Rest
  • Ice
  • Medications
  • Cortisone Shots

Conservative care can slow down the progression of a bunion and should always be attempted first.

Once surgery is deemed necessary, surgery should be performed by a podiatric surgeon.

Depending on the severity of the bunion, a correction occurs with a variety or combination of different methods and technique involving bone shaving, bone cutting and bone fusion, all to attempt to realign the bone and the joint into its anatomically correct position.

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BUNION SURGERY RECOVERY

There are many factors that influence post bunion surgery recover

Age, Smoking, General Health, bone quality, procedure selection, fixation selection.

In general Bone healing takes a minimum of six to eight weeks in healthy individuals. Patients often return to their normal activities and shoe gear within six weeks to three months.