Podiatric Surgery can be defined as the surgical treatment and management of the foot and its associated structures and is particularly effective for persistently painful conditions or where the foot is being affected by deformity.
How is Surgery Undertaken?
The vast majority of Podiatric Surgery is undertaken on a day case basis under local anaesthetic, which is both safe and allows very good post-operative pain control, avoiding sickness and nausea which is sometimes encountered following general anaesthesia and allowing patients to be discharged home.
Should a patient prefer a general anaesthetic or local anaesthetic with sedation, this can be arranged to be carried out by a Consultant Anaesthetist which may in some circumstances require an overnight stay in hospital.