Bunions

A bunion isn’t just a bump on the side of your foot — it’s a hallux valgus deformity caused by a progressive biomechanical problem, and most bunions don’t require surgery to manage. At Marble Falls Podiatrist, Dr. Frank J. Henry, DPM, FACFAS, takes a conservative, non-surgical approach to bunion care, drawing on more than 30 years of experience and 40,000+ patients to evaluate the deformity grade, joint flexibility, biomechanics, and contributing factors before any surgical conversation begins.

Our bunion blog content covers the questions patients actually ask: how to know if surgery is really necessary, what a real second opinion looks like, why custom medical orthotics succeed where over-the-counter inserts fail, what recovery from bunion surgery genuinely involves, and how to slow or stop bunion progression without an operation.

We serve patients across the Highland Lakes and Hill Country, including Marble Falls, Burnet, Kingsland, Horseshoe Bay, Granite Shoals, Llano, Spicewood, Lakeway, Bee Cave, and the surrounding Austin area — and we see a steady stream of bunion second opinions for patients who’ve been told they need surgery by a regional hospital system or orthopedic group.

If you’ve been told you need bunion surgery, you have time to make sure the recommendation is right. Read these posts to understand your options — then schedule a non-surgical evaluation or a surgical second opinion.