This represents part 2 of the Bunion and Tailor's bunion surgery blog:

The patient had a bunionectomy and tailor's bunion surgery corrected at our certified surgery center.  The patient was able to avoid the hassle and expense of a hospital, but with all the same comforts.  The patient required only intravenous sedation and was walking within one week after surgery.  The postoperative x rays can be appreciated below. 

• The dramatic reduction of forefoot width can be appreciated on the x ray. 

This will be a 2 part blog series, this is part 1 of 2:

Bunions and tailor's bunions can be painful foot conditions that interfere with a patients ability to stay active and healthy. Bunions, also called metatarsus primus varus  and tailor's bunions, also called a bunionettes can be treated conservatively or with surgery.  The causes of bunions are attributed to genetics, activity level, trauma and or shoe gear.

I recently had a patient present to the clinic with increased foot pain.  No family history of foot pain and no trauma to the foot.  Here are the preoperative x rays.