Should I have bunion surgery on both feet at the same time? (2024)

FAQs

Should I have bunion surgery on both feet at the same time? ›

Many prefer to be done with the surgery all at once instead of waiting to do one at a time. However, many doctors recommend waiting six to eight weeks between surgeries and having one bunion removed at a time.

If you're the right patient, the right candidate, and you have lots of support at home, you perhaps may be able to do Lapiplasty^® on both feet at the same time because it is a surgery that is compatible with immediate weight-bearing in a boot (typically in 3-10 days).

After six to 12 weeks, you will start to regain foot function. Specific physical therapy exercises help restore your foot's strength and range of motion. You can resume your activities after about three months. However, swelling may last for six to nine months after surgery.

Still wondering “when can I walk after bunion surgery?” When it comes to minimally invasive treatments, many patients experience little to no pain in the days following surgery, and can begin walking as normal right away.

Bunion correction surgery typically costs about $6,000 or more per foot.

Many prefer to be done with the surgery all at once instead of waiting to do one at a time. However, many doctors recommend waiting six to eight weeks between surgeries and having one bunion removed at a time.

Usually, yes. Most patients get a "lighter" anesthesia, where you are asleep but wake up more gently.

Cons of Lapiplasty Bunion Surgery

These include potential complications like arthritis and avascular necrosis, and nerve damage which may cause limited or uncomfortable sensations in the feet. Some patients may still experience ongoing pain and swelling despite the surgery.

Lapiplasty offers a promising surgical treatment option. It involves a less invasive procedure, fewer complications, and a quicker recovery than traditional bunion surgery. It also addresses bunions at their root cause.

In general, it takes about six weeks after bunion surgery for the bone to fully mend. But that doesn't mean you'll be laid up in bed for a month and a half. With a bunionectomy procedure like Bunionplasty®, created by Dr. Blitz, patients can walk the same day as their surgery.

Will my foot ever feel normal after bunion surgery? ›

You will have pain and swelling that slowly improves in the 6 weeks after surgery. You may have some minor pain and swelling that lasts as long as 6 months to a year. You won't be able to put weight on your foot at first.

You will need to wear your surgical shoe for six weeks following surgery. During this time, the cuts to your bone and the repair to your soft tissue will be healing. After six weeks, your foot should be sufficiently healed to walk without your surgical shoe.

Studies have shown that bunion surgery has a failure rate of up to 40%. This means that in 40% of cases, the surgery does not provide the desired outcome. Unfortunately, the surgery can leave you worse off than before you had the surgery, which can mean more pain, swelling, and disability.

The operation usually takes 30 minutes to an hour. Your surgeon will discuss with you which of the following procedures the operation is likely to involve. Removing the bunion. Releasing the tight ligaments and tightening stretched ligaments.

If this is not sufficient to control your symptoms, the trapped nerve can be surgically removed. Occasionally people have Morton's neuromas in both feet.

Bunions are often bilateral, that is, appearing in both feet.

Since bunions are a 3-dimensional deformity a procedure that corrects all 3 dimensions is required. Osteotomies only correct 2 of the 3 dimensions. Lapiplasty surgery failures are reduced to only 3-5% according to current studies. Lapiplasty recovery time is also shorter!