Comments on: The Doctors Show – Aesthetic Toe Shortening

By: Elaine Clark

Elaine Clark — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 22:38:17 +0000

Hi I have long feet & would need big toes shortened & straightning is this sonmething you could do ?

By: ragad

ragad — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 15:50:17 +0000

Dr. Ali I need only consult in my foot I have a problem with my toes I have a small two fingers did not complete their development
And the middle finger of the capital face a unique hereafter that I communicate with you and I am in Riyadh, I have an appointment in the hospital the day before the month of Ramadan is ask them to take the papers or information on my feet Iinton
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By: Shereese Johnson

Shereese Johnson — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 15:07:15 +0000

Hello Dr. Sadrieh,
My name is Sherese Johnson, I am very excited about the some of the surgeries you perform. All my life I suffered because of my feet. I have 2 super long toes,my 2 second toes. I really want to know how expensive is to do the toe shorteing of the toe procedure. If you can would you email me the price range for that,because Im really considering it.
Thanks,
Shereese Johnson

By: No name

No name — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 11:27:48 +0000

Hi Dr. Sadrieh,
I want to know more about the toe shortening surgery. Everything that I have read is that you shorten the one long toe. But I am embarrassed about all my toes. I have very long toes and haven’t worn open shoes or sandals since I was a child. As a child I wasn’t bothered, my parents would say I have long toes, but as a child you don’t have a care in the world. As a teen my friends use to laugh behind my back, and I think thats about when I started to wear closed shoes, and have ever since. I don’t like to go to public swimming pools or resorts, because then I’ll have to show my feet. Some days I just decide what the hell and then people start joking about my feet, and then I just don’t go anywhere again. I am a outgoing person, but because of my long toes I can’t do most of the things I want to. Do you know of a surgeon that can help in South Africa? And is this an expensive surgery as I don’t have medical insurance, or have rich parents that can pay, but this would be the best thing I’ll ever do for myself, just to be normal.
Thanx

By: Shirley DeVoe

Shirley DeVoe — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:41:15 +0000

Are there any doctors in Bradenton or Sarasota, Florida that you know of doing this procedure.

By: Gail Savini

Gail Savini — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 15:24:10 +0000

Are there any doctors in the Boston area and south of Boston who perform this surgery?

Also, can this surgery be done, along with correcting a hammertoe?

Many thanks

Gail

By: Marty

Marty — Sat, 29 May 2010 01:55:18 +0000

Hello Dr Sadrieh,

Like many of the women who posted here, I would absolutely love to correct my ugly toes. For the past 9 years, I have been struggling with this issue. I can’t remember the last time I wore open toe sandals in the summer. I really use to love going to the beach but now, I always have to look through my closet and find sandals that hides half of my toes. I am so ambarassed, even ashamed, by their shape and the awful corns(on 8 of my toes). In fact, my podiatrist often suggests that I undergo the surgery because he sees how bottered I am with this. Nevertheless, I am also very affraid of getting surgery because of the horror stories I have heard about.

I am a single 29 year-old, hard worker, very independent, in very good shape and this issue definately holds me back! As a women, I am ALWAYS so self-conscious about it… this not just vanity, believe me, there are days I just want to cut them off!

I live in Montreal, Canada, do you have any recommendations PLEASE? At this point, I think I would be willing to go the US… I REALLY WANT NOT TO HAVE TO BE ASHAMED OF MY FEET ANYMORE!!!!

Thank you for helping,
Marty

By: Kels

Kels — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 04:46:50 +0000

Dr. Sadrieh,

Ever since I was a little girl I’ve always hated my toes. I’m seventeen going on eightenn and was wondering if I’m too young to get this surgery? If not what can I do to fix my toes?

Kels

By: Emily Sims

Emily Sims — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:01:40 +0000

Dear Dr. Sadrieh,
I have a short second toe on my right foot resulting from an injury when I was 2 (49 years ago). While climbing down from a very heavy old piano bench (I had flipped over on my stomach because my legs were too short to reach the floor), I pulled the bench over on my bare foot. The visible result was a smashed big toe which required stitches. The big toe recovered and grew another toenail. The 2nd toe began to curl under as it grew. I was told it was due to a damaged growth plate from the accident.

When in jr. high, I had surgery to straighten the toe. The surgeon straightened it and fused the joints (my toe won’t bend now), and now it is too short and sticks up so that the toe beside it goes up under it. When I expressed displeasure with it, I was told the only other option was to amputate it which I opted not to do. It looks hideous to me. The end of my toe is shaped normally but there is just not enough bone length. My other foot is normal.

I saw an Orthopedic surgeon 25 years ago and he told me he “wouldn’t touch it with a 10-ft. pole” because it was not causing me any pain. Thinking that medical advances might have resulted in a solution, I saw another Orthopedic surgeon and a local Podiatrist last year and neither offered me any real solutions. Clipping the tendon to bring the toe down, pulling the toe out and attaching it to the toe beside it while risking permanent nerve pain did not seem like a good idea to me. The Podiatrist mentioned that there are procedures that will result in new bone growth but none that are done locally or even nearby (I live in Gadsden, Alabama). Can you offer any possible solutions? Thank you for your website and for the help you offer in this area.
Gratefully,
Emily Sims

By: samantha

samantha — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 22:50:06 +0000

i am having a hard time deciding wether to fix my toe i have a short toe. just like in your picture. Ive seen two dr.s and one says he can fix it but hes not 100% sure it will look normal after. The other dr. s is trying to talk me into amputation of my small toe. Im 23 years old and I have always dreamed of a day where i could wear flip flops and get pedicures and not be so self conciense. I hate it .My whole life Ive hid it from everyone. im so embarasses i just want it fixed. any advice dr.?