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I have been seeing a lot of news reports on Foot Cosmetic Surgery lately.
One procedure that I have seen recently as a way to treat Brachy, is to use silicone as a way of lengthening the joints, as opposed to bone lengthening. The results I've seen are great and the recovery time is a few days.

My concern however, is the use of silicone in the body. Even in small amounts aren't there risks associated with this? And what does the Pod. Channel think of this procedure?

Also, I have already had bone lengthening surgery, but if I wanted to get some type of cosmetic surgery done to improve my surgery results, what type of cosmetic surgeon would be best for this?

[Guest]

Silicone is supposedly safe when used with this technique. However, I understand your concern about having it in your body. Implants will eventually fail also so they are not a permanent way to fix the problem. I am not sure what your cosemtic concerns are at this time so I cannot tell you how to fix them. If you have a certain cosmetic concern, please write back and we will let you know. Have a nice day.
[quote] I have been seeing a lot of news reports on Foot Cosmetic Surgery lately.
One procedure that I have seen recently as a way to treat Brachy, is to use silicone as a way of lengthening the joints, as opposed to bone lengthening... [/quote]

[Guest]

Thanks for such a speedy response.

I had surgery 3 years ago on both feet (for the 4th toes) and my cosmetic concern is this:

1) on my left foot, the toe was lengthened, but it now curves downward.
my doctor wants to put a pin in it for about 2-3 weeks b/c she says its the joint and/or scar tissue that’s making it do this. is this the only solution for this? and will it keep it from curving back downward?

2) although surgery has helped significantly, the toes still look very differently from the normal ones.
my cosmetic question is...are there plastic surgeons (with a specialty in podiatry) or podiatrists (who have a specialty in cosmetic surgery) that i can consult in the Los Angeles area you can recommend?

3) i have scars that i would like to correct. what are techniques that can be done to do this? i would assume skin grafting...but are there other ways?

4) if the silicone is temporary, why have that procedure done? wouldn’t patients have to keep going back?

the only reason i am asking these questions outside of my regular HMO doctor are b/c she is very “by the book” and is more concerned with fixing the problem, but less on the cosmetic appearance of the toe.

[quote] Silicone is supposedly safe when used with this technique. However, I understand your concern about having it in your body... [/quote]

[Guest]

Pinning the toe to correct the curve should work very well and is almost the only way to stop it from curving. Many podiatrists perform many types of grafts and flaps to decrease scars but yours are most likely in very difficult locations to fix with these methods. I am sure there are podiatrists with this training in LA but I do not know any names. However, there are lotions that may decrease the size of the scars. Silicone will last about 8-10 years so it is semi-permanent and some people can accept this time frame.Have a nice day and please write back if you have any further questions.
[quote] Thanks for such a speedy response.

I had surgery 3 years ago on both feet (for the 4th toes) and my cosmetic concern is this:

1) on my left foot, the toe was lengthened, but it now curves downward... [/quote]