We have all read about celebrities having botulinum toxin (commonly known as
Botox) injected into their wrinkles to make them disappear for a little while. The same substance is now used to treat some seriously painful foot and ankle conditions.
Botulinum Toxin relaxes and weakens the severely tight or spasming tendons, tissue, and muscles to bring relief to the most serious plantar fasciitis cases.
This revolutionary treatment is now available at University Foot and Ankle Institute, among the first in the country.
Dr. Bob Baravaria DPM, FACFAS is a Board-Certified Podiatric Foot and Ankle Specialist. He is an assistant clinical professor at the UCLA School of Medicine and serves as Director of University Foot and Ankle Institute.
Dr. Baravarian has been involved in athletics his entire life and played competitive tennis in high school and college. He has an interest in sports medicine, arthritis therapy, and trauma/reconstructive surgery of the foot and ankle. He is also fluent in five languages (English, French, Spanish, Farsi, and Hebrew),