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Out of an abundance of caution and to avoid the spread of coronavirus particularly to our older, at-risk patients we will remain closed tentatively until July 6, 2020.
We will continue to care for our post-surgical patients as needed, and if you have an emergency concern in this regard, please page or text Dr. Cutler at 360-303-2019. Dr.'s Larson and McAllister are available to see patients in our absence. They can be reached at 360-734-3668 and their office is at 520 Birchwood Ave, Suite A. |
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Featuring minimally invasive bunion, hammertoe, and heel spur syndrome (plantar fasciitis) surgeries
Before surgery.
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3 months post-op.
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Severe bunion repaired with correction of hammertoes, 2nd-5th toes
 Before and 3.5 months after surgery. Each hammertoe is fixed without pins or implants, and each incision is 2-3 mm long and closed with a single stitch.
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Correction of painful toe corns |
The first picture shows a corn on the tip of the 3rd toe. These corns can be very painful, and they usually come back after shaving and use of corn pads. We can get rid of these corns permanently using a one-stitch, in-office procedure where we smooth down the bone at the tip of the toe. Similar simple procedures can be performed to resolve corns and calluses in other areas. |
BEFORE. Notice the corn on the tip of the 3rd toe..
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AFTER. The tip of the 3rd toe is smooth and pain-free.
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Surgery for a flexible hammertoe (curled toe)
Heel spur syndrome (plantar fasciitis) surgery
This video shows our older one-stitch approach. I now use a smaller incision, about 2mm long, and no stitch is needed.
Hallux varus is misalignment of the big toe as shown below. In this case, the hallux varus was a complication of a bunion surgery > 20 years prior. Previously, I would have fixed this by fusing the big toe joint straight and placing screws across it. Now using minimally invasive techniques I corrected this in the office with two small incisions.
