How to avoid surgery
Many foot and ankle problems never need an operation, and my aim is always to fix the cause with the least intervention that genuinely works. That does not mean watchful waiting or a generic sheet of exercises — it means an accurate diagnosis, a structured plan, and an honest review point at which we decide together whether it is doing its job.
What happens
Get the diagnosis right
Treatment only works when it is aimed at the real cause. A focused examination, with X-ray, ultrasound or MRI where it will change the plan, is the starting point for everything that follows.
The gentlest option likely to work
Targeted physiotherapy and loading programmes, orthoses and footwear changes, injection therapy and shockwave — chosen for your condition and your life, rather than offered as routine.
A defined review point
We agree in advance when we will look at how things are going. If the plan is working, we continue; if it is not, that is when surgery is discussed properly, rather than months drifting by with discomfort that could have been treated sooner.
FAQ
Common questions about how to avoid surgery
Other treatments
Keyhole bunion surgery
Keyhole (minimally invasive) bunion correction for hallux valgus, including revision bunion surgery — as a day case, with trainers from two weeks.
Minimally invasive forefoot surgery
Lesser toe correction for hammer, mallet and curly toes, metatarsalgia, Morton's neuroma and forefoot reconstruction.
Keyhole ankle surgery
Arthroscopic ankle surgery (also known as keyhole ankle surgery) for impingement, cartilage injuries and OCD lesions, with rapid, structured rehabilitation.