Heel spurs develop over time by using ill fitted shoes, that can cause excessive strain on your heels when you decide to walk three blocks from one point to another, and you want people to admire your stiletto-clad feet, but too much of this habit may cause you to need heel spur surgery.
Stilettos are a woman’s best friend and worst nightmare. It is elegant to look at, your short legs appear so long and slim. Your large feet look tiny, narrow. You look tall, your back is arched and displays you chest to perfection. Tall, thin women in executive $1,000 suits in stilettos, are the picture of success in the executive world. Women of strength. Women of substance. Women with heel spurs? Wearing tight, super high heeled shoes will make your heels suffer to the utmost. You don’t care. No pain, no gain right? Who cares about how it hurts, its the aesthetics that count. Not when you know that you could be facing heel spur surgery.
Why heel spur surgery ?
Ever observed a chicken, be it a hen or a rooster? Do you see that extension on their bony legs that also looks like a hook, or a claw? Fowl use this appendage for self- defence. Just like a chicken, the bony heel on our foot can also grow something similar to that, and cause damage to the surrounding tissues, which may need heel spur sugery to correct that damage.
Heel spurs are bony horns or hooks, that develop in the bone of the back of the heel, and can cause intense sharp pain when bearing weight on it. If caught early, heel spurs can be corrected by simple techniques like weight loss, change of shoes, and less strain on the feet. If the condition worsens, the heel spur surgery may be the answer. This treatment is considered the last resort to the alternative treatments of heel spurs.
What is heel spur surgery ?
Heel spur surgery involves the removal of the offending spur, or hook, with the use of a scalpel, to relieve the symptoms. This is done by slicing the soft tissue of the back of the heel of your foot, to expose the bone underneath. The removal of the spur, prevents further pain, from damaged tissue around the spur, from occurring.
Some heel spur surgery techniques involve the partial cutting from the heel bone of the plantar fascia, which is the thick connective tissue which supports the arch of the foot. This will relieve the stress and pain, and allows for new fascia to grow in the space created, thereby relaxing the pull the fascia creates on the spur, while walking.
Heel spur surgery, as with any surgery, has its risks.
There can also be negative results to heel spur surgery.
The recovery period from heel spur surgery, involves a number of weeks, and walking would be very painful. Bearing weight on the foot can be excruciating, without the use of crutches to aid you in walking. There must be time allowed to heal the damage done by both the spur and the incision of the heel. The usual course of medications like antibiotics and pain relievers are expected, after heel spur surgery.