Surgery is indicated to eliminate Morton’s neuroma, when infiltration and physical therapy were not enough to reduce pain and improve a person’s quality of life, this procedure should completely eliminate the lump that has formed and can be performed as follows:
Regardless of the type of surgery, it can be performed on an outpatient basis, under local anesthesia and the individual can return home the same day.
- Recovery is relatively quick.
- Right after the procedure.
- The foot will swell and the doctor will bandage the foot so that the person can walk with only the heel on the ground and with a crutch.
- It is not always necessary to remove the stitches.
- Surgery.
- Leaving the choice to the doctor.
- In about 1 week.
- The person should resume physical therapy to recover more quickly from surgery.
- Thus reducing discomfort and swelling of the foot.
The person should not rest his neck on the floor for the first 10 days or until the wound is fully healed, as it may take longer for some people, during this time the person should stay with his foot raised as long as possible. It is important to stay with your leg resting on a chair when sitting and placing pillows under your leg and feet in a lying position.
Every day, you should wear a baruk shoe, which is a type of boot that holds the heel on the floor, removing it just to bathe and sleep.
Although recovery is best when surgery is performed on the top of the foot, in about 5 to 10 weeks, the person will be able to wear their own shoes and should make a full recovery.
When surgery is performed by an experienced orthopedic surgeon, there is a lower risk of complications and the person recovers quickly, however, some complications that may occur are nerve involvement that causes impaired sensitivity in the region and toes, residual pain due to the presence of the neuroma stump or scarring of the area , and in the latter case, a new neurotome, and to prevent this from happening it is important to perform physiotherapy sessions before and after surgery.