01/04/2013    

PODIATRISTS IN THE NEWS

NY Podiatrist Advises Against Cosmetic Foot Surgery

Except in summer sandals, the foot is rarely on public display—but that doesn't mean vanity stops above the ankle. Foot surgery is available to make pointy shoes fit better and to shorten second toes that extend beyond big ones; there's lipo for the little toe in cases where it's not little enough, and injections of hyaluronic acid to add padding to the balls of the feet (dubbed the "Loub job," after Christian Louboutin).

Dr. Rock Positano

The complications, however, can be brutal. It took one New York City socialite more than three years to recover from shots in her soles that caused nerve injury and forced her to wear sneakers. "When patients ask to alter the architecture of a foot that has no real disabilities, I advise against it," says Dr. Rock Positano, a New York City podiatrist and director of the non-­operative foot and ankle service at the Hospital for Special Surgery.

Source: Joan Kron, Allure [1/2/13]