Dr. Ryan Carter, DPM Patient Testimonials,

All the Physicians and staff are caring and compassionate AND INTERESTED in the patients. I felt they noticed what I did or didn't do that was conducive to my recovery and reminded me to act in my best interest. I have ALREADY begun recommending UFAI to colleagues and friends. I am well and mostly pain free thanks to all of you.

Everyone was extremely nice and professional. I would definitely recommend your center. I do wish, though, that they'd have notified me an hour before (prior to me having Uber'd down there for $15) 11 a.m. Nov. 5th that they had to reschedule my toe surgery (due to insurance approval not having arrived by surgery appt. time). Other than that, fine, and no offense meant or taken.

It was amazing to finally hear the consensus of my condition and possible treatment options. I’m very happy and wish to fix my problems in as little sessions as possible. I want to get better with your help!

Dr. Carter made me feel very comfortable and relaxed after being nervous about an ingrown nail that needed to be cut. Extremely nice person, explains things with great detail and genuinely makes you feel like everything will be alright. I would recommend him to anyone!

I am happy with Dr Carter’s care. He is interested, kind and helpful. I still don’t know what is causing the pain in my left foot, however, which a cortisone injection of my choosing has not helped. So I am stumped now as to what is the cause and how to treat it.
I do want to add something about the PT. I went twice and I had the impression that the manager, Greg is it? is not really into his work anymore. He never even looked at or touched my foot or calf to assess where pain was. I was put off by his manner and did not return.

I have been having issues with heel pain for years and nothing really ever helped for more than a couple weeks. Not the doctors here in Orange County, injections, physical therapy, ice, heating pad, stretching, nothing.

My friend from LA has been trying to get me to go to LA for treatment from her doctor at UFAI. After visiting me for the weekend and me hobbling through a local farmers market, she made me drive back with her to see her doctor.  She was able to get an appointment for me on Monday for the next day to see Dr. Ryan Carter and we drove in.  

Despite my negativity and general surly nature, the UFAI team was very nice. After filling out too much paperwork, Dr. Carter did an exam and ultrasound on me and told me my plantar fasciitis was a mess (duh!). He wanted an MRI, which I got in their office an hour later and then we met again in the afternoon.

Yep, I was a mess.  And since I already tried physical therapy and everything else, Dr. Ryan suggested we try this newer procedure called Tenjet. It's a water spraying device that breaks up and removes the scar tissue inside the foot that they have had lots of success with. But it has to be done in a surgery center but they took care of all the insurance stuff and two days later I was back for it.

It didn't hurt at all during it thanks to the miracle of drugs but afterwards, it did not really hurt either. It was tender but Tylenol did the trick. I was on crutches for a few days and then this Star Wars looking walking boot for a couple of weeks. And at Dr. Carter's recommendation, I also opted for physical therapy for recovery. The PT Team at UFAI was great, painful in the beginning but with only 3 weeks of PT, I was done and totally pain free.

I am now three months out, just had my last checkup and I can honestly walk without pain. It really changed my life and according to my husband I am sooooooo much less cranky. I really did not realize how much this pain spilled over into other aspects of my life, but it guess it did. I am not sure who loves Dr. Carter more, me or my husband.