We are your one-stop podiatry centre where our experienced and friendly staff provide the most comprehensive range of podiatry services available.
Our podiatric surgeon, Andrew van Essen, is highly respected in the podiatry and general medical communities and consults from Prospect, Stirling, and Darwin.
Podiatric surgeons hold specialist registration with AHPRA https://www.ahpra.gov.au/ and are trained similarly to Oral Surgeons. They are not medical practitioners but podiatrists who, after obtaining their initial podiatry qualification, have undergone post-graduate studies and a surgical training program https://www.acps.edu.au/
Minor procedures are performed in our well-equipped procedures suite at Prospect Podiatry.
Andrew’s focus is non-surgical methods before considering a surgical solution for the common foot problems that include: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rfj4FVeFYfE&t=13s
Ingrown and Damaged Toe Nails
For such a small problem, ingrowing toenails is quite painful! It happens when the corner or edge of your toenail curves grows into the surrounding skin. This may cause pain, redness, swelling, and infection. They usually occur on the big toes. Read more here. https://myfootsurgeon.com.au/conditions/ingrown-and-damaged-toenails
Bunions
Hallux Valgus is a progressive deformity where the big toe deviates towards the smaller toes, causing a painful bump of bone (bunion) on the side of your foot that can rub on your shoes. Read more here. https://myfootsurgeon.com.au/conditions/bunions
Arthritis if the Big Toe
Otherwise known as ‘Hallux Limitus, ‘ it is a degenerative joint disease that causes the big toe to become painful and stiff, with a lump appearing on top of the joint. Read more here. https://myfootsurgeon.com.au/conditions/arthritis-big-toe
Hammer Toes
It is also known as a mallet or claw toe, depending on where the deformity occurs. Any toe may be affected, but most commonly, the 2nd toe will bend, curl, and buckle, causing painful pressure points that can rub on shoes and cause pain on the tip of the toe or between adjacent toes. Read more here. https://myfootsurgeon.com.au/conditions/hammertoes
Neuromas
A neuroma is a pinched nerve in the ball of the foot that can cause pain, burning, tingling, and numbness that extends into the toes, mainly the 3rd and 4th toes. A bursa can also be present, which will press onto the nerve if inflamed. Read more here. https://myfootsurgeon.com.au/conditions/neuromas
Ball of Foot Pain
High heels, narrow shoes, sports, repetitive activities, weight gain, and structural deformities such as high arches, long metatarsal bone, or hallux valgus (bunion) can overload and inflame joints and cause stress fractures. Damage, splits, and tears in ligaments (Plantar Plate Disruption) can lead to hammer toes. Pinched nerves (Neuroma) and bursitis can cause pain, burning, tingling, and numbness in the ball of the foot. Read More Here https://myfootsurgeon.com.au/conditions/ball-of-foot-pain
Andrew also collaborates with orthopedic foot and ankle surgeons, whom he will refer you to if your foot surgery requirements are outside his expertise.
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Address: 115 Prospect Rd, Prospect SA 5082, Australia