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Dr. Timothy Young Talks More About Help After Foot Surgery
Regarding post-surgical home recommendations and ideas, don’t forget that there are things to do at home that we always forget or do not plan for. For example, taking your family members to appointments school or etc. This can be a tough one. If you’re the sole parent taking care of your children, then some people will wait until a relative or another family member can fly in to help out; or they may live close enough where they can simply come over as needed.
Foot surgery timing can sometimes work better with a college break - like Christmas break or summer break. Sometimes it’s a good idea to wait to have surgery until you have enough help that all your family’s needs can be taken care of but there’s also the needs of the surgery patient themselves. Discuss this with your surgeon, each different type of foot surgery and the recuperation and post op time off your feet or in a walking boot will be different.
If you are considering bunion surgery or other foot surgery, please let us know if you would like a surgical consultation.
Give us a call today at 425-391-8666 or make an appointment online today.
Dr. Timothy Young Talks About Minimally Invasive Foot Surgery
So it is a compromise. There are times when minimal incision surgery is extremely effective. For example smaller bone spurs on the toes can be removed with a small incision and a burr power. Sometimes a tight tendon can be released through a very small incision. There are some innovative new systems and medical instrument companies that are coming up with techniques to do some procedures through a small incision. The following is an example of minimal incision surgery to remove a spur on the fifth toe. There is a before and after image of the x-ray. The incision on this is typically only 4 mm in length.
Dr. Timothy Young Talks About Preparing For Foot Surgery
At Issaquah Foot & Ankle Specialists, we provide the best surgical treatment. We want to prepare our patients for their surgery. Here are some of the helpful things to prepare for before your foot surgery. Plan ahead for meals, driving, shopping, sleeping and bathing.
Do your errands ahead of time:
-get your post op Rx filled
-buy a cast shower protector
-have your meal planning done, you may want to get some premade dinners and easy meals
Prepare your house:
-set-up a bed on the main floor of the house, so you do not have to use stairs.
-set up your shower, get an inexpensive hand shower head
-get a plastic chair you can put inside the shower
-make sure your house is easy to move around in.
Family help:
-make sure a family member or friend can help during the 1rst 24 hours and
-arrange for help with driving
Prepare for some couch time:
-get books, movies, home office set-up.
Some planning before your surgery will make things easier during your post op time. You want the best long term out come and planning will help!
If you have more questions and would like a consultation let us know. Give us a call at 425-391-8666 or make an appointment online.
Dr. Timothy Young Talks About Tailor’s Bunion Surgery in Seattle.
We often ignore the Tailor’s bunion. This is the painful bump that develops on the outside of the foot or lateral aspect of the foot just behind the small toe. Sometimes the surgery is very simple and basic and just involves shaving down the extra bone in the area and smoothing it down and then suturing things back together.
