CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — No one likes to talk about bunions, but more people have them than you think: Doctors perform about half a million surgeries every year. Bunions occur in about 30 percent of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Lapidus-type fusion and minimally invasive bunion surgery are two of the most used surgical bunion corrections.

If you have bunions, just putting on a pair of sneakers can be painful. Yet many people endure the pain, fearing that surgical treatment will keep them off their feet for too long. However, minimally ...

Alyssa Zimmerman had bunion surgery in December she's in for a checkup. "I've had a bunion since I was about 16 and playing soccer, and when I was playing soccer it was pretty painful," said Zimmerman ...

GREENVILLE, S.C. (WSPA) – According to orthopedic surgeon Dr. Jay Womack, 10 to 15% of the population will develop a bunion in their lifetime. Dr. Womack, of Piedmont Orthopaedic Associates, described ...

It’s a common misconception that you can just “shave off” a bunion. Turns out, it’s a deformity that needs to be realigned. Doctors are now able to lower the rate of recurrence with a surgery that’s ...

Medicare will cover bunion surgery, also called bunionectomy, when a doctor considers it medically necessary. A doctor may recommend bunion surgery to address significant pain or correct a structural ...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Voom™ Medical Devices, Inc. ("Voom"), a human-forward medical device company leading the transformation of surgical bunion correction, has pioneered a significant ...

Medicare Part B may cover lapiplasty (bunion surgery) if a doctor deems it medically necessary. However, coverage of the lapiplasty procedure specifically is not guaranteed. Medicare may cover other ...

Bunions are a very common medical condition that affects approximately 67 million Americans. A bunion, medically known as a hallux abductovalgus deformity, is visually seen as an abnormal bump on the ...