Foot Surgery Need Not Be Frightening

Innovations in podiatric surgery in recent years have made it far more effective and inviting than it has been in the past. While non-surgical, alternative treatments can help to fix conditions like bunions, melanomas, hammertoes, neuromas and tendon problems, surgery is often the best choice. Recent innovations have improved podiatrists' ability to diagnose, treat and perform surgery on foot and ankle conditions. For example:

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Feet to Fit the Shoes - Cosmetic Foot Surgery

Women's obsession with shoes are an enigma. And a foot is hardly an after thought--especially when it comes to high fashion. And that's why women who aren't happy their pedal appearance, are doing anything to put their best foot forward. A big trend these days is cosmetic foot surgery

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Understanding Fallen Arches

What are Fallen arches?

The condition of flat feet or fallen arches refers to a condition where the arch of the foot collapses and the entire bottom of the foot come into contact or near contact with the ground. This condition often has a childhood origin. However, flat feet in children are more likely a pad of fat under the foot rather that real fallen arches.

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Colon Cancer Screening

Tina Donnelly has no doubt been heavily exposed to the dangers of cigarette smoke. “It has gotten less and I am at about a pack and a half a day, and I have been smoking just because time passes so quick for thirty six years,” says Tina. She knows the risks, except for perhaps the latest identified in new research in the archives of internal medicine: the risk of colon cancer! “Heart disease lung cancer, I thought that was bad enough I didn’t know about the colon cancer,” claims Tina. A new study in the Archives of Internal Medicine found smoking, as well as drinking, caused, on average, an earlier onset of colon cancer by more than five years!

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What is Foot Cryosurgery?

By Dr. Ann Nylund Cryosurgery is the specialized field of using extremely low temperatures to destroy pathological tissues. Cryosurgery is not a new concept in the elimination of pain. Hippocrates recognized the analgesic and anti inflammatory properties of ice on injuries in the year 430BC.

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Sprains & Strains

What is a Sprain?

A sprain is an injury to a ligament. A ligament is a thick, tough fibrous tissue that connects bones together. Commonly injured ligaments are in the ankle, knee and wrist.

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