September 10, 2022

Tailor’s Bunion

Tailor’s Bunion

What is Tailor’s Bunion? Learn more about its Symptoms and Causes   Tailor’s bunion, also called a bunionette, is a prominence of the fifth metatarsal bone at the base of the little toe.  The metatarsals are the five long bones of the foot.  The prominence that characterizes a tailor’s bunion occurs at the metatarsal “head”, […]

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difference between a verruca and a seed corn

Corns and Calluses

Learn more about Corns and Calluses   Corns and calluses are one of the most common foot conditions that we see and treat in our clinic.  Calluses and corns are raised areas of local thickening of the surface layer of the skin.  This layer is known as the keratin layer.  When it becomes a thickened

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bunion

Bunion

What is a Bunion? Learn more about this condition   A bunion (also referred to as hallux valgus) is often described as a bump on the side of the big toe.  The visible bump reflects changes in the big toe joint and the big toe (hallux) will begin to deviate towards the second toe, rather

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