Is bunion pain reducing the quality of life? Scarf or Austin osteotomy offers a long-term solution that realigns your foot, relieves pain, and restores function.
The key difference between traditional surgery and Minimally Invasive Bunion Surgery (MIS) is that MIS uses smaller incisions, which may result in less soft tissue disruption, reduced scarring, and potentially faster recovery.
Using specialized micro-tools and real-time X-ray guidance (fluoroscopy), the surgeon performs the osteotomy through tiny incisions around the bunion, rather than one large opening. Since there is no need to “strip” the soft tissue or move tendons away from the bone as extensively as traditional surgery, there is significantly less trauma to the foot. The bone is then stabilized with specialized internal very small screws designed for the MIS approach.
Most MIS patients can walk the same day and as much “weight-bearing as tolerated” immediately after surgery in a specialized, protected post-op boot for the first 7 days. The next 2-6 weeks are spent transitioning into more activity in the surgical shoe.
The recurrence rate for MIS is comparable to that of traditional surgery, which is extremely low, provided the patient follows post-op alignment protocols.
Since the incisions are less than 3 mm in length, any scarring is virtually invisible once healed.
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Minimally Invasive Surgery offers a life without bunion pain with less interruption or fear of a long recovery. Minimally Invasive Bunion Surgery uses small incisions that have big results.
