University Foot & Ankle Institute (UFAI) is proud to offer our patients Leneva — a new treatment that uses the patient’s fat cells to restore the foot’s natural cushioning. This minimally invasive injection increases comfort and mobility, and can also reduce pain. The all-natural injectable treatment consists of sterilized adipose tissue (human fat tissue) placed within a cellular matrix.
Everyone’s feet change with age, often developing hammertoes, bunions, corns, calluses, plantar fasciitis, metatarsalgia, and neuromas, all of which can cause ball of foot pain.
When injected under a pressure point, Leneva cushions the area and provides a framework your body can use to generate new fat cells. This combination of grafted fat plus your new fat cells creates a stable cushion that can provide comfort for months, or even years.