“How long does it take to recover from big toe surgery?”
I am a 54 year old female. I want to know how long does it take to recover from big toe surgery?
8 Answers
The answer is it depends: depends on the type of surgery, surgeon technique, and healing potential of patient.
In my office, big toe surgery is done in the office, under local anesthesia, no hardware is used, patients walk out of the office, and full recovery is 4-6 wks.
In my office, big toe surgery is done in the office, under local anesthesia, no hardware is used, patients walk out of the office, and full recovery is 4-6 wks.
It largely depends on the type of surgery. Bunion, fusion, and joint replacement surgeries all have varying lengths of recovery.
Can take up to 12 weeks.
It depends on the surgery and if you have hardware such as screws, plates, Kwire, etc. It make take a little longer to recover.
It depends on what kind of big toe surgery you are having. There are hundreds of procedures that are done on the big toe, but I assume you are referring to the most common one, which is a bunionectomy. If that is the case, again it depends on what kind of bunionectomy you are having done. It’s dependent upon whether the first metatarsal and or the great toe itself is fractured and internally fixated or you are having a fusion of the first metatarsal cuneiform joint as such in a Lapidus procedure. However, keeping those factors in mind, the recovery of the most common big toe surgeries is anywhere between four and six weeks to get into tennis shoes. It can take longer and in some procedures can actually be less. In any event, most procedures require physical therapy postoperatively. I usually tell patients they will be walking on their heel the day of surgery and They will be running in three months following surgery. I know that is a large range, but it is procedure dependent.
"Big Toe Surgery." What does that mean? There is no way to discuss this further without knowing exactly what you're talking about. A toenail surgery, for example, may take a couple of weeks to heal, but you may be fully functional and in normal shoes while you're healing. A bone-related surgery may take much longer to heal, and you may be more incapacitated during the healing process.
Recovery from surgery on the big toe will vary based on what procedure(s) were performed. I recommend you discuss with a foot and ankle surgeon (podiatrist) for more details
Possible six weeks.
Yours sincerely,
Linda Li, MD
Yours sincerely,
Linda Li, MD
