MD Podiatrist Discusses Tailor’s Bunions

Tailor’s unions rarely cause worrisome complications unless they go without being treated. If bunions continue without treatment, Daniel Michaels, DPM says there are a few possible complications, including inflammation of the joint that connects the small toe to the foot and inflamed bursal tissue which protects the fifth metatarsal bone from irritation from your shoe. If the deformity is significant, your pinky toe might evolve into a hammertoe, with a callus or painful bursa.
 

If you need surgery, you’ll undergo weight-bearing radiographs, which will help your doctor determine the extent of the deformity. “The surgical correction may be a simple procedure that removes the bump on the side of the fifth metatarsal head or a procedure that requires a bone cut to correct the angular deformity,” says Dr. Michaels.