What is Lapiplasty bunion surgery like? Feeling hopeful, Wanda immediately scheduled the surgery with her doctor, Daniel Tucker, DPM, and found out that she could only do one foot at a time.

Lapiplasty is a correction surgery for bunions that corrects the bone formation at the root of the problem.

The Mini Lapiplasty procedure from Treace Medical is a minimally invasive surgery that corrects bunions by addressing the underlying unstable joint at the base of the big toe, rather than just ...

Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage (Part C) cover lapiplasty if it's deemed medically necessary. Learn more.

Mini Lapiplasty offers a faster recovery time compared to traditional bunion surgery, with patients bearing weight in a boot after just two weeks.

To fix a bunion, you need surgery. A relatively new surgery, called the lapiplasty, allows for a much quicker recovery time than the usual 6 weeks.

The Lapiplasty procedure has also shown a low recurrence rate. Studies show up to 99 percent of patients do not have a recurrence of the bunion 17 months after the surgery.

Both Lapiplasty and MIS offer significant advantages over traditional bunion surgery, but choosing the right procedure depends on the individual patient's condition and needs.

Indiana Regional Medical Center foot and ankle surgeon Nihar Ghate, DPM, successfully completed his 300th Lapiplasty surgery recently, a significant milestone in the advancement of bunion treatment.

April Leonard likes to blame her bunions on her husband. In 2017, she accompanied him to a podiatrist appointment for calluses—and went home scheduled for surgery to correct her misaligned toe ...

A new treatment for bunions is helping patients get back on their feet much faster.