Hammer Toe Surgery

What Is Hammer Toe Surgery?
A hammer toe is a foot deformity where the toe becomes bent at the joint. It often causes pain and is associated with corns forming over the toe. Not only are hammer toes painful, but they also cause a lot of people embarrassment. Conservative treatments include stretching, orthotics, padding, and strapping of the toes. If you have tried these conservative treatments without relief of symptoms, surgically straightening the toes may be a good option for you. Our doctors at Manhattan Foot Specialists perform Minimally-invasive (hidden-incision) hammer toe surgery. All symptoms should always be evaluated with a thorough consultation and examination by your podiatrist for an accurate diagnosis and treatment plan to exclude any underlying serious condition.

What Is Hammer Toe?
A hammertoe is a toe that curls or is buckled. This condition can be very painful and make fitting into shoes difficult. This deformity can cause painful callused skin lesions called corns. See a Manhattan hammer toe surgeon or your local foot doctor in New York sooner rather than later to treat hammertoes.

What Causes Hammer Toe?
People ask hammertoe surgeons every day to explain what caused their toe to become bent like this. The hammer toe deformity occurs when the muscles that stabilize your toes lose the delicate balance between them and start to overpower each other. This causes your toe to bend or become stuck in a curled position. This can become painful because the contracted toes bump against the top of your shoe. The ball of the foot can also become painful since the toes are not carrying any weight as they contract off the ground.

Get the hammertoes foot surgery you need in the safe, reassuring hands of the best podiatrists and hammer toe surgeons. Not everyone needs hammer toe treatment surgery, but if you do, come see our office and meet our leading toe doctors in New York.

It’s possible for conservative methods to help, but if your case is serious, your podiatrist may recommend surgery.

All symptoms, potential procedural/surgical options should always be discussed with your local hammertoe specialist after a thorough consultation and examination for an accurate diagnosis and hammertoes treatment plan.

Diagnosis and Most Common Surgical Procedures
Your hammer toe surgeon will need X-rays as part of your exam to evaluate the deformity in your toes. We recommend you consult our hammertoe doctor to get an accurate diagnosis. Your foot specialist will explain your hammer toe treatment options depending on your foot type. If you would like to have minimally- invasive hammer toe surgery, this option is available!

There are several surgical techniques that your surgeons can use after determining that hammertoe removal procedure is your best option:

• Arthroplasty is one of the most common podiatric surgical procedures. In this procedure, your hammertoe doctor removes a tiny piece of the bone from your misshapen joint, making your toe straight by removing the buckling effect.
• Arthrodesis is a type of fusion used for the correction of a severe hammertoe. The joint cartilage is removed, and the toe is pinned in a straight position. This pin is removed after your bone has healed, generally at 6 weeks.
• Tendon transfers can be performed independently or combined with other procedures. A tendon transfer is exactly what it sounds like — a tendon is harvested from under your toe and relocated to the top of your toe to help straighten it. 
• Weil osteotomy is another procedure that involves shortening the metatarsal bone if you are getting pain at the ball of your foot.

Hammer Toe Surgery Recovery
Following hammer toe surgery in New York, you can walk on your feet the same day as the procedure! After your hammertoe release surgery, you may be given a surgical shoe to relieve pressure while you walk. It is recommended to keep your foot elevated to above the level of your heart, especially during the first week following the surgical procedure. Stitches are typically removed two weeks after the procedure.

Your podiatric doctor may recommend an exercise plan that is designed to stretch and move your toes. This helps you recover faster and maintain flexibility in your toes. While everybody heals at different rates, following the instructions of your podiatrist guides you to the fastest recovery time.

Recovery after hammer toe surgery begins as soon as your procedure is complete. Some swelling and pain in the area are to be expected, but the inflammation and pain diminish with time, and you will be left with a painless straight toe.

Consult our Podiatrists or your local NYC podiatrist regarding specific post-operative instructions. No information on this site should be used to guide individual hammer toe treatment, and all questions should be directed to the hammertoe surgery specialist in New York who you choose for treatment.

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