UFAI Bunion Articles Archives

Before bunion surgery, you should make sure you prep your home for your recovery. Here are 12 tips to make the perfect recovery nest.

Thanks to modern R&D, bunion treatments have seen amazing advances. However, some outdated procedures still exist.

A bunion is a progressive deformity that tends to get worse over time. Learn about non-surgical treatment options to relieve pain and stop the progression.

Our trademarked miniBunion minimally invasive bunion surgery guarantees rapid recovery, minimal scarring, immediate walking, and durable stabilization.

Many confuse bunions and big toe arthritis, but they are different, especially for treatment. You can delay bunion treatment but early hallux limitus treatment is critically important.

Pain from your little toe (or baby toe or pinky toe) could be telling you something important. Here are four things to know about pinky toe pain.

The following is a little technical, but we wanted to share it since it’s a very good encapsulation of the current state of modern minimally invasive Bunion surgery. It was written by University Foot and Ankle Institute’s own Dr. Bob Baravarian and was published in Local Podiatry Magazine. Bunion surgery is one of the most common surgeries in foot and read more »

Your big toe is more than just a device to locate bedposts and chair legs in the dark. The big toe is the only toe significant enough to get its own medical name. It’s dignified with the appellation “hallux”. The other four little piggies have to be satisfied with mere numbers. Whenever you are upright, there are crucial moments when read more »

A lot of bunion sufferers come to us stating that they avoided bunion surgery for years because they “heard” terrible things that are simply untrue about bunion surgery. Two examples of this are “bunion surgery hurts like crazy” and “why bother getting a bunion surgically repaired since they come back anyway.” There are many bunion surgery myths and we are read more »

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