11/16/2021
🦶🏼MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT BUNION SURGERY🦶🏽
🩺 Dr. Ammar Saymeh, DPM explains some common misconceptions about minimally invasive surgery (MIS) compared to traditional bunion surgery.
🦶🏻To start, MIS involves 3 small stab incisions instead of a 5 inch incision. This means less pain, less swelling, and you’re on your foot same day in a walking boot.
💊With MIS, there’s less pain which means less or no opioid use. OTC medication like ibuprofen or acetaminophen usually works best.
👩🏻⚕️At NJSW, we have physical therapists, occupational therapists, and our doctors all under one roof. This means your rehab after surgery will be custom to you, so you can .
To learn more: https://www.njspineandwellness.com/.../foot-ankle-surgery/
