Forefoot surgery
Dr Lévy offers percutaneous minimally-invasive surgery of the forefoot. This surgical technique can be used to treat deformations of the foot (e.g. hallux valgus (bunions), hallux rigidus, hammer and mallet toes, metatarsalgia (painful toes), Morton’s neuroma).
He performs the entire operation through micro-incisions that leave no scars. These are outpatient procedures performed under local anaesthetic, and patients can walk again immediately with almost no pain.
Minimally invasive bunion surgery Halluxoplastie®
Dr Lévy corrects hallux valgus, also known as bunions, using a percutaneous minimally-invasive technique. This method means less pain after the surgery and a faster recovery than with the standard technique. The scars are practically invisible. It does not involve screws, pins or staples.
Morton’s Neuroma
Morton’s Neuroma is a painful foot condition caused by compression of a nerve between two metatarsal bones. This compression causes inflammation of the common digital plantar nerve, a condition known as Morton’s Neuroma. Sufferers experience searing pain that feels like an electric shock radiating into the toes. Surgery can treat the condition but is a last resort after other non-surgical treatments.
Dr Lévy treats Morton’s Neuroma using a percutaneous minimally-invasive technique.
Hammer Toe
Hammer toe is a deformity where the toe is bent and cannot be straightened. Often caused by hallux valgus (a bunion on the big toe), the deformity causes the toe to rub constantly against the inside of shoes. This rubbing leads to severe pain and corns that keep coming back, despite pedicure treatments. Treatment is surgery and involves simultaneous correction of the bunion. Dr Lévy treats Hammer Toe using a percutaneous minimally-invasive technique.
Hallux Rigidus
Hallux rigidus is the name given to primary osteoarthritis of the first metatarsophalangeal joint of the hallux (the joint at the base of the big toe). It’s a painful deformation caused by exostosis (bone growth) on the top of the foot, visible as a bump under the skin that rubs against shoes. The other clinical sign is stiffness. If medical treatment (injections) is unsuccessful, it can be treated with surgery.
Dr Lévy treats Hallux Rigidus using a percutaneous minimally-invasive technique.
Foot Lift
A foot lift is used to reduce pain in the forefoot by injecting hyaluronic acid filler into the ball of the foot beneath the metatarsal heads. This sort of pain is caused by the prolonged wearing of high heels. The injections can be given at the clinic under local anaesthetic.
Doctor Bruno Lévy
Dr Lévy is an orthopaedic surgeon who specialises in surgery of the shoulder, foot (using the percutaneous minimally-invasive technique), hip and knee.
He also specialises in sport surgery using all the latest available surgical methods. He divides his time between his clinics in Paris, Meudon and Ambroise Paré Hospital.
