ARE THUMB PROJECTION SILICONES REALLY USEFUL?
Hallux Valgus/Foot is a common problem that we encounter recently. Do the products offered under the name "Thumb Bone Protrusion Corrector and Relaxer Silicone Apparatus" really provide benefits?
Or do they cause more harm to the foot, let alone providing benefits?
Thumb Hallux Valgus disease, medically known as Hallux Valgus disease, is a type of bone deformity and the most important factor in the formation of the disease is genetics.
Unfortunately, it is a progressive disease; It begins with the thumb tilting to the side, the angle of the bones changes over the years, and gradually becomes increasingly noticeable, uncomfortable, achy and painful.
What benefit can silicones provide?
A visible redness, swelling and inflammation are observed on the skin on the outer surface of the gradually deformed thumb bone.
People feel pain, soreness and numbness when wearing shoes and walking. Silicone devices can prevent and relieve the pressure of the shoe on the skin and inflammation area for a short time, but this feeling of relief is temporary.
Silicones are not curative of the disease, they cannot correct the existing deformity (protrusion) in the bone in any way. Since they will narrow the space inside the shoe, they may cause other fingers to be damaged by the shoe and other deformities to occur.
Therefore, if the silicone apparatus in question is presented to patients by emphasizing its bone correcting effect, it will benefit the patients by delaying the treatment of Hallux Valgus disease due to the misperception that may occur. Rather than providing relief, it will cause harm.
So, what is the treatment for Thumb Protrusion?
Deformities in the bones can only be corrected by surgical intervention.
Developing in recent years, Thanks to surgical techniques, Hallux Valgus treatment has become extremely easy today, and the surgery time, which was approximately 2-3 hours with the old techniques, has decreased to 45 minutes thanks to the new techniques. More importantly, in this way, relapse of the disease could be prevented.
No cast or crutches are used during the post-operative recovery period and people They can walk without support on the day of the surgical operation and can be discharged within 1-2 days.
Thanks to this practical treatment method, women can now easily wear the trendy shoes of the season after the treatment.
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