Treating Your Bunions

Advanced Foot, Ankle, & Wound Care with Dr. Kyle Sundblad and Dr. Sadegh Arab can manage the worst bunions in Sterling Heights, MI, and make sure that your feet feel strong and healthy. Thankfully, there are a few different approaches that we can try here that should make your recovery easier. Let’s break them down to figure out what exactly you can expect here.

Non-Surgical Treatments

In most cases, we’ll start by trying to find a non-surgical treatment that manages your bunion problems efficiently. If you catch it early enough, it might be possible for us to work it down to almost nothing with a little support. Here are some treatments to consider:

• New Shoes: Our team can try to fit you with comfortable and roomy specialized shoes that help to minimize the pain on your bunion – this may include pads or cushions.
• Shoe Inserts: We may also slide in a great shoe insert that minimizes your pain on the bunion and ensures that your foot stays strong. It’s a good choice if you already have great shoes.
• Medicines: There are many over-the-counter medications that we can advise that you take, as well as various cortisone injections that could decrease your pain and provide relief.

In some cases, we might be able to work that bunion down to next to nothing with these options. However, Dr. Sundblad and Dr. Arab also know that bunions in Sterling Heights, MI, may be tough to manage. Thankfully, Advanced Foot, Ankle, & Wound Care can help.

Surgical Options

We know that a bunion may look unsightly, but we don’t do surgery just for cosmetic purposes. Instead, we’ll perform surgery on a bunion if it’s frequently painful or interferes with your day-to-day life. This process can help you recover and minimize your pain.

Surgeries on a bunion include removing the swollen tissue around the big toe joint, straightening the big toe by removing some bone, realigning the bones in your foot to a correct position, joining affected bones in the joint, and much more. You might be off your feet for some time after this surgery, so take some time off work.

Our Team Can Help You

At Advanced Foot, Ankle, & Wound Care, Dr. Sundblad, and Dr. Arab can help manage your bunions in Sterling Heights, MI, and ensure that you get the support you need. We know how painful they are, and we’re more than willing to help you. Call us at (586) 731-7873 today.