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LASER Foot and Ankle Surgery

Central Florida podiatrist specializing in laser foot surgery, a minimally avasive surgery.  Eliminate foot pain without major hospital surgery.  Most patients walk out of the office after this outpatient surgery. Laser technology may seem like a mysterious and complicated science, but it’s really not. Think about a Laser as you would a sunbeam – did anyone ever show you the “magnifying glass experiment” when you were younger? Lasers work in much the same way during surgery to treat your foot problem. Although Laser is an exciting technology, there are some limits. Research is under way, but bone problems like bunions and hammer toes cannot currently be treated with laser.

I have personally been performing Laser foot and ankle surgery since 1984. Here are some of the most commonly asked questions about Laser surgery.

What is Laser?

A Laser is a device that generates an intense beam of light – light that’s man-made and not known to occur in nature. The word Laser is an acronym which stands for: Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation. Central Florida podiatrist specializing in laser foot surgery, a minimally avasive surgery.  Eliminate foot pain without major hospital surgery.  Most patients walk out of the office after this outpatient surgery.

What does a surgical Laser do?

A surgical Laser beam can cut or vaporize tissue almost instantaneously. It is so precise that the surrounding tissue is hardly affected. The beam sterilizes and seals blood vessels as it cuts, so there’s generally less bleeding, less post-operative pain, and less chance of post operative infection than with conventional surgical instruments.

Is Laser surgery a new technique?

Not at all. Lasers have been used for everything form removal of tonsils to treatment of infertility. More recently, Lasers have been used to remove tattoos and facial skin wrinkles and even to treat disc problems in the spine. Laser use in podiatry is now quite common, although not every podiatrist owns a Laser.

Does it hurt?

Many patients have reported that Laser surgery is far less painful than conventional techniques. Depending on the nature of your problem, your doctor will probably numb the area with a local anesthetic before using the Laser.

Is Laser like an x-ray?

No. There is no ionizing radiation present in the Laser beam.

Some Common foot problems treatable with a LASER are: