08/14/2026
Some of the patients who put off bunion surgery the longest aren’t ignoring themselves. They’re the people everyone else depends on.
They’re getting kids out the door, helping aging parents, managing the household, working, driving, and keeping everybody’s schedule moving. Their foot keeps getting pushed down the list because the recovery they imagine feels impossible.
Weeks off their feet. Crutches. Depending on someone else. Not being able to drive. Not being able to do the things everyone assumes they will handle.
So the real question often isn’t, “Am I ready to fix my bunion?”
It’s “How can I possibly be unavailable for that long?”
I think that question belongs in the surgical plan.
My approach to minimally invasive forefoot reconstruction is designed around preserving mobility and minimizing unnecessary disruption. My bunion patients are designed for immediate protected walking, and to date every one of them has been able to walk immediately after surgery.
That does not mean there is no recovery. You still have to heal, and you may still need help. But being a surgical patient does not automatically have to mean being removed from your life for weeks.
That is part of why I developed PRISM™. The correction and the recovery are planned together around the person who has to live through both.
If you’ve kept putting your foot last because everyone else comes first, read Life After Foot Surgery: What Actually Changes — And What Doesn’t. https://drbunionmaster.com/minimally-invasive-surgery/life-after-foot-surgery-what-to-expect/
