
02/09/2025
Observation of surgical procedures with Joseph Olivelle and his team. We observed surgeries that improved the look, performance and health of the foot.
Take home:
👉We observed procedures that were not necessarily to relieve physical pain but all of them very much addressed the psychological impact that a particular concern was causing the patient.
👉Nails that failed to grow past a certain point because the skin at the end of the toe sat higher than the nail plate and was blocking its path. The nail can look stunted/short with or without thickening.
👉Toes that were joined together.
👉Toes that were a lot shorter than their fellow toes
👉A Tailor's bunion – bunion of the little toe joint as opposed the big toe joint
Patients travelled not only from the other end of the country but from different continents to be treated at The Foot & Ankle Centre.