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Oklahoma City
405-463-4140
Tulsa
918-635-4290
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Schedule
  • Treatments
    • Foot
      • Heel Pain/Plantar Fasciitis
      • Wound Care
      • Bunions & Hammertoes
      • Ingrown Toenail
      • Flat Feet
      • Plantar Wart
      • Morton’s Neuroma
      • Lapiplasty
    • Ankle
      • Achilles Tendonitis
      • Ankle Scopes
      • Ankle Sprains
      • Total Ankle Replacement
      • Ankle Fractures
      • Ankle Arthritis
      • Ankle Revision Surgery
    • Other
      • Limb Salvage
      • Peripheral Artery Disease
      • Nerve Surgery
      • Lower Extremity Infection
      • Sports Medicine
      • Pediatric Foot Care
    • Bracing & Shoes
      • Custom Orthotics
      • Diabetic Shoes
      • Custom AFO Bracing
  • Treatments
    • Foot
      • Heel Pain/Plantar Fasciitis
      • Wound Care
      • Bunions & Hammertoes
      • Ingrown Toenail
      • Flat Feet
      • Plantar Wart
      • Morton’s Neuroma
      • Lapiplasty
    • Ankle
      • Achilles Tendonitis
      • Ankle Scopes
      • Ankle Sprains
      • Total Ankle Replacement
      • Ankle Fractures
      • Ankle Arthritis
      • Ankle Revision Surgery
    • Other
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      • Peripheral Artery Disease
      • Nerve Surgery
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    • Alaina Jones, D.P.M.
    • Henry D. Spingola III, D.P.M., FACFAS
    • Justin Albright, D.P.M., FACFAS
  • Staff
    • Christopher Green, D.P.M.
    • Alaina Jones, D.P.M.
    • Henry D. Spingola III, D.P.M., FACFAS
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Can You Shrink a Bunion Naturally? What Works, What Does Not, and When Surgery Becomes the Answer

Can You Shrink a Bunion Naturally? What Works, What Does Not, and When Surgery Becomes the Answer

by Foot and Ankle | Sep 2, 2026 | Blog, Foot Health and Treatment

A bunion cannot be shrunk, reversed, or dissolved without surgery. It is not a growth or a deposit. It is a bone that has drifted out of position, and no oil, soak, exercise, or device moves a bone back. That is the honest starting point, and it matters, because a...
Lapiplasty Recovery: The Timeline, and How to Actually Live Through It

Lapiplasty Recovery: The Timeline, and How to Actually Live Through It

by Foot and Ankle | Sep 2, 2026 | Blog, Foot Health and Treatment

Most Lapiplasty patients put protected weight through a surgical boot within the first few days to two weeks, move into a normal supportive shoe somewhere around six to eight weeks, and reach full recovery between four and six months. The fusion is the thing being...
Lapiplasty vs Traditional Bunion Surgery: How to Tell Which One Fits Your Foot 

Lapiplasty vs Traditional Bunion Surgery: How to Tell Which One Fits Your Foot 

by Foot and Ankle | Sep 2, 2026 | Blog, Foot Health and Treatment

Traditional bunion surgery cuts and shifts the bone near the front of the foot to straighten the toe. Lapiplasty works further back, rotating the whole misaligned bone and fusing the unstable joint at its base with titanium plates. Both correct a bunion. They suit...
Achilles Tendon Surgery Recovery: The Real Timeline

Achilles Tendon Surgery Recovery: The Real Timeline

by Foot and Ankle | Sep 2, 2026 | Ankle Health and Surgical Care, Blog

Full recovery from Achilles tendon surgery takes six to twelve months. Not six to twelve weeks. That gap between what people expect and what actually happens is the single biggest source of frustration in this recovery. The good news is that the early months move...
Ingrown Toenail: When to Treat It at Home, and When to Come In

Ingrown Toenail: When to Treat It at Home, and When to Come In

by Foot and Ankle | Sep 2, 2026 | Blog, Foot Health and Treatment

An ingrown toenail caught early usually settles down with warm soaks, roomy shoes, and a few days of patience. Once there’s pus, once the same toe has done this three times, or if you have diabetes, home care stops being the answer and starts being a delay. The...
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