When to Call a Doctor

Please seek immediate medical care if you experience:

• Persistent pain in your feet or ankles.
• Red, hot, swollen joints in the foot with severe pain and limping.
• Pain, redness or other noticeable change to your toenails.
• Pain, redness or other skin condition including severe cracking, scaling, or peeling.
• Blisters and/or sores on the feet or ankles.
• Signs of bacterial infection including: increased pain, redness, heat, red streaks extending from the affected area, discharge of pus.
• Fever of 100°F (37.78°C) or higher with no other cause.
• Symptoms that do not improve after two weeks of treatment with a non-prescription product.

Any of the above AND you are diabetic, have poor circulation, are taking Coumadin (or other anticoagulants) or have any other systemic condition that places you at increased risk for lower extremity complications.

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Reconstructive Foot & Ankle Surgery by Podiatrist Dr. Vladimir Zeetser

Reconstructive Foot and Ankle surgery is aimed at correcting structural deformities, whether congenital or acquired, to restore function and eliminate or reduce pain. This is distinguished from aesthetic surgery, which is typically performed to correct deformities for cosmetic reasons that are not currently painful.

Dr. Zeetser performs all aspects of reconstructive foot and ankle surgery, ranging from minor to very complex. He treats patients of all ages, including children, adults and the elderly. He combines state of art implants and fixation devices with the latest and most innovative procedures available today.

The most common procedures he performs are:

• Bunion Correction
• Advanced Modified Mini-TightRope Bunion Surgery
• Hammertoe Correction
• Hallux Limitus/Rigidus (stiff big toe) Correction with or without implant arthroplasty
• Tailor's Bunion Correction
• Flatfoot Correction with or without implant
• Ball of the Foot Pain Correction (Metatarsal pain)
• Foot and Ankle Arthritis Repair
• Trauma Surgery for fractures, tendon and soft tissue tears

Additional Services Include:

• Aesthetic procedures
• Custom Orthotics, braces and splints
• Heel pain and Plantar Fasciitis treatment including surgery with non-invasive Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (ESWT)
• TOPAZ Procedure for Achilles tendon injuries and Plantar fasciitis
• Viscosupplementation with injections of synthetic joint fluid to treat arthritis
• Bone spurs
• Ingrown toenail surgical correction
• Neuroma treatment
• Plantar Wart treatment
• Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) for tendon injuries
• Skin and Nail treatment for corns, calluses, rashes and infections, including fungal nails
• Sports Medicine for the treatment of ankle sprains, foot sprains and tendonitis
• Lower Extremity Swelling Control
• Varicose and spider veins
• Infrared Light Therapy (Anodyne) for Neuropathy and musculoskeletal pain
• Physical Therapy for the lower extremity
• Second opinions
• Wound care and Limb Salvage

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Advanced Modified Mini-TightRope Bunion Surgery

Dr. Zeetser is an expert in the field of Bunion Correction Repair Surgery, and utilizes several different techniques to achieve the perfect outcomes for his patients.

The treatment of hallux valgus deformity includes the assessment of the hallux valgus angle, the intermetatarsal angle and the contribution of an interphalageus deformity. Additionally, there must be an assessment of the presence or absence of arthritic involvement of both the first metatarsocuneiform joint and the first metatarsophalangeal joint. Other considerations are the orientation of the distal metatarsal articular angle and the orientation and stability of the first metatarsocuneiform joint.

Contact Dr. Zeetser today for a Bunion Correction consultation by calling 818-907-6100

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Aesthetic Bunion Correction Expert

These are not merely unsightly bumps on the side of the foot. Bunions are the quiet joint killers. Although typically painful with redness and inflammation, this condition can have no symptoms for many years. During this time, the damage is being done as one of the most important joints in the foot becomes deteriorated and worn away. The cartilaginous joint surface that you are born with cannot be effectively replaced and technology to achieve this is still some time away. In the meantime, the cartilage is progressively eroded as the deformity continues to grow and pain usually follows. However, often the most disturbing aspect of this problem is the aesthetic appearance of the foot and inability to wear the desired shoes. Conservative treatment often includes wearing silicone bunion shields, wide unfashionable shoes and occasionally injections of anti-inflammatory medication. Unfortunately, since this is a fixed structural deformity, conservative care can only go so far and surgery is generally recommended. Most bunions become painful and irritate the foot inside shoes at some point and being proactive at preventing further deterioration is usually the best decision. When taking this into consideration, an aesthetic result is of major importance. Conventional bunion surgery has been performed for decades. Previously, little attention has been focused on the cosmetic result, consideration for the patient's ease of recovery and post-operative pain. Using the state of art in fixation, aesthetic incision placement and modifications of time tested surgical techniques, Dr. Zeetser has been successfully performing these procedures and changing people's lives one foot at a time. Patient's typically can ambulate the same day. All fixation is hidden and does not usually need to be removed. Gone are the days of railroad track incision scars on the top of the big toe joint, having wires or pins protruding through the skin. Casts are almost never necessary and pain is minimal to none. Contrary to popular belief and what people may tell you, bunion surgery does not have to be painful and debilitating. Compare your result to the typical bunion surgery horror story!

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