Minimally Invasive Surgery
revolutionary procedure is used to treat bunions, hammer toes, bone spurs and other debilitating foot problems. Dr. Romman is the only Board Certified Surgical Podiatrist on the Kenai Peninsula that is trained to perform this breakthrough surgery to treat many common foot problems. Patients who have been candidates for minimally invasive surgery have been ecstatic with the results and wish they would have done surgery much sooner instead of living with the pain and loss of mobility. What is Minimally Invasive Foot Surgery?
Minimally invasive foot surgery is accomplished with surgical instruments and tools that are engineered for use through very small (minimal) incisions. To give you an idea of how small, the incision is not much bigger than the width of a pencil lead. The incision only needs to be large enough for the tool below to be used (approximately 3mm). Image below is enlarged for viewing:
Traditional surgeries require a much larger incision which inflicts more damage to soft tissue causing more pain, scar tissue, and longer healing & recovery time. An example: the incision needed for traditional open surgery for a bunion is approximately 150 times larger at 50mm as shown below:
Benefits of Minimally Invasive Foot Surgery?
The benefits of having a minimally invasive surgery compared to traditional large incision surgery are many. It makes sense when you consider the difference in the size of the incision is substantially smaller. The smaller incision allows Dr. Romman to avoid disturbing other soft tissue when correcting your foot issue. This avoidance is a huge benefit for you resulting in:
Benefits of Minimally Invasive Foot Surgery?
The benefits of having a minimally invasive surgery compared to traditional large incision surgery are many. It makes sense when you consider the difference in the size of the incision is substantially smaller. The smaller incision allows Dr. Romman to avoid disturbing other soft tissue when correcting your foot issue. This avoidance is a huge benefit for you resulting in:
- Less Pain
- Less Swelling
- Almost invisible scarring
- Faster recovery
- Weight bearing immediately after surgery (most cases)
- No narcotics necessary (in most cases)
- Little time in missed work
What types of foot problems can be treated with Minimally Invasive Foot Surgery?
- Bunions
- Hammertoes
- Other less common toe problems
- Bone Spurs (heel spurs most common)
- Certain ankle and other foot conditions
