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Podiatry
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A 16-year-old female asked:

Dr. Eugene Batellianswered
25 years experience
Not so simple : While low potassium can cause cramping, you should see a doctor first. Other causes can include poor circulation, nerve entrapment, diabetes, and crps... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:

Dr. Eugene Batellianswered
25 years experience
See a doctor: You may not be having your period. Go see a doctor for exam and blood work.
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A 18-year-old male asked:

Dr. Eugene Batellianswered
25 years experience
No: Creatine won't do that. Get a blood test. Niacin can have that effect common in thermogenics.
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A 37-year-old member asked:

Dr. Eugene Batellianswered
25 years experience
M&F: Although this has nothing to do with my specialty, I do know alot about this bc one of my hobbies is working out/body building. Muscle and fitness put... Read More
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A 27-year-old female asked:

Dr. Eugene Batellianswered
25 years experience
Sural nerve: Get checked. Could be local nerve entrapment or possibly back problem.
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A 22-year-old female asked:

Dr. Eugene Batellianswered
25 years experience
Yes : However u need to be rechecked. U had alot of surgery so expect a lot of scar tissue. Need to check hardware as well.
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A 22-year-old female asked:

Dr. Eugene Batellianswered
25 years experience
Fissure: Which is a crack in skin. Can be from athletes foot or simple dry skin. See ur podiatrist for treatment.
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A 39-year-old female asked:

Dr. Eugene Batellianswered
25 years experience
Ok: So u have a diagnosis. Most likely u r walking differently throwing off ur knees and hips. A good orthotic and nsaids will help.
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A 27-year-old female asked:

Dr. Eugene Batellianswered
25 years experience
NSAIDs : If u have no allergies, nsaids are best bc the reduce swelling as well as pain. Obviously consult ur physician first.
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A 42-year-old member asked:

Dr. Eugene Batellianswered
25 years experience
UBE: Is the only thing u can do. No weight bearing at all. No swimming either.
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A 34-year-old male asked:

Dr. Eugene Batellianswered
25 years experience
Maybe: Is truely nondisplaced then no surgery necessary. If it is have then surgery. Even 2 mm of displacement can lead to prolonged healing up to 16 weeks.
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A 37-year-old member asked:

Dr. Eugene Batellianswered
25 years experience
Diet modification : Watch the high protein foods. Drink alot of water. You can try cherry juice but not data supports it.
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A 45-year-old member asked:

Dr. Eugene Batellianswered
25 years experience
Get checked first: Hard to say why u have heel pain. Go get evaluated.
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A 24-year-old male asked:

Dr. Eugene Batellianswered
25 years experience
See doc: You can't get rid of psoriasis but you can control it. See a rheumatologist. There are alot of good drugs now.
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A 50-year-old female asked:

Dr. Eugene Batellianswered
25 years experience
Yes : You need an ncv then rx can be tailored to your vondition.
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A 25-year-old male asked:

Dr. Eugene Batellianswered
25 years experience
Excema: Most likely just excema. Common in new borns. The greenish color usually is just a normal venous collection but bc they are so young looks greenish. T... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:

Dr. Eugene Batellianswered
25 years experience
No: Get mri. May have torn a collateral or more likely the plantar plate.
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A 46-year-old member asked:

Dr. Eugene Batellianswered
25 years experience
Maybe: Although Fluconazole is most effective against candida (yeast) it does hit other fungi. It is an azole antifungal dont forget. So it depends on what o... Read More
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A 35-year-old female asked:

Dr. Eugene Batellianswered
25 years experience
MRI : U need an mri. Falls can cause fractures, tendon ruptures or nerve entrapments. While the nerve entrapment may not show up on the mri, you still need ... Read More
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A 24-year-old male asked:

Dr. Eugene Batellianswered
25 years experience
Fungal: The nail trauma will loosen the plate and this can allow fungus to enter. Keep it clean.
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A 42-year-old female asked:

Dr. Eugene Batellianswered
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Bad set: Probably a bad set of orthotics. They reduce pressure and realign center of gravity so ankles should feel better.
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A 33-year-old female asked:

Dr. Eugene Batellianswered
25 years experience
Can be: Get checked. Maybe nothing like dry skin or athletes foot. Can be something like epidermolysis.
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A 31-year-old member asked:

Dr. Eugene Batellianswered
25 years experience
Maybe : Any drug can cause swelling from the salts used to make the drug.
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A 23-year-old female asked:

Dr. Eugene Batellianswered
25 years experience
You: Can soak in listerine until ur foot turns blue and it will not help. I repeat it will never kill the fungus. The fungus lives under the nail in the be... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:

Dr. Eugene Batellianswered
25 years experience
Lol: Should not take long. Surgery isn't based on time. There are a lot of factors like how bad and how old the break is, surgeon experience, your body typ... Read More
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A 21-year-old male asked:

Dr. Eugene Batellianswered
25 years experience
No: It's not normal. The pain can be from various condition such as over pronating to genu valgum to patellar tendinitis. Sometimes simply adjusting the i... Read More
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A 17-year-old female asked:

Dr. Eugene Batellianswered
25 years experience
Complex foods: Such as oatmeal, whole grains. Pick up a muscle and fitness magazine. Good diets in it.
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A 30-year-old member asked:

Dr. Eugene Batellianswered
25 years experience
Many: There are many non painful treatments such as creams, cold laser, pulse dye laser, and oral cimetidine. I do not like acids bc they cause superficial ... Read More
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Dr. Eugene Batellianswered
25 years experience
X-ray : I hope an x-ray was taken and doctors aren't utilizing that dumb ottawa rule. You would not believe how many ankle fractures or anterior calcaneal fra... Read More
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A 32-year-old male asked:

Dr. Eugene Batellianswered
25 years experience
Depends: Depends how long ago. Sitting for long periods if time with a fx will cause excess swelling and can potentially lead to other problems such as blood c... Read More
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Dr. Eugene Batellianswered
25 years experience
Rest: No weight and splinting to allow healing.
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A 18-year-old female asked:

Dr. Eugene Batellianswered
25 years experience
Peroneal: Peroneal tendon tear. U need MRI at this point.
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A 35-year-old female asked:

Dr. Eugene Batellianswered
25 years experience
Not likely: The chance of HIV in that particular blood sample is low. Wash shoe with a bleach soln. Only theoretical way would be if u had an open wound and rubbe... Read More
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A 34-year-old female asked:

Dr. Eugene Batellianswered
25 years experience
Xray: U need an x-ray and probably MRI as well.
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A 47-year-old male asked:

Dr. Eugene Batellianswered
25 years experience
Yes: Contrary to the stories, there are no clinical studies showing creatine is harmful. If it was, the fda would be all over it like they were with ephed... Read More
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A 27-year-old female asked:

Dr. Eugene Batellianswered
25 years experience
Maybe : Non weight bearing cardio exercises are possible like a ube.
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A 49-year-old female asked:

Dr. Eugene Batellianswered
25 years experience
See doc: Subtle injuries like salter harris 1 injuries are commonly missed by the er. See a specialist.
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A 27-year-old male asked:

Dr. Eugene Batellianswered
25 years experience
Yes and no: He will always have a scar. Grafting even of his own skin, will still leave a scar because of the healing process. Silastic sheets help as previousl... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:

Dr. Eugene Batellianswered
25 years experience
Dense area: The area would be dense and disorganized. Compared to a tendon which is organized into linear fibrils, the scar tissue will not follow any particular... Read More
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A 38-year-old female asked:

Dr. Eugene Batellianswered
25 years experience
Many: Swelling can be caused from things such as cardiovascular, arthritic, diet etc. A work up is in order such as blood work, doppler study. See your doc.
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A 34-year-old member asked:

Dr. Eugene Batellianswered
25 years experience
Many: Muscle relaxers, hot tub, tens, massage. Take ur pick.
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A 27-year-old female asked:

Dr. Eugene Batellianswered
25 years experience
Apophysitis: Or growing pains. Very common in that age bracket. Most common is knee or osgood-schlatters and heel or sever's.
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A 19-year-old male asked:

Dr. Eugene Batellianswered
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Up to u: It's a fairly easy surgery but can have serious complications if done in the wrong hands.
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A 31-year-old member asked:

Dr. Eugene Batellianswered
25 years experience
See doc first: Find out why ur ankles are swollen then worry about long term effects of treatment.
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A 29-year-old female asked:

Dr. Eugene Batellianswered
25 years experience
Tendon issues: Some of these long standing ankle sprains are not ankle sprains at all. Posterior tibial tendon issues will give ankle pain, severe swelling and a fal... Read More
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A 41-year-old male asked:

Dr. Eugene Batellianswered
25 years experience
No such thing: No such thing as calcium buildup in toenails. It's more likely white superficial onychomycosis.
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A 21-year-old male asked:

Dr. Eugene Batellianswered
25 years experience
Hard to answer : Most of these supplements are not regulated so mixing them with prescription meds is not wise. Anti fungals inherently have alot of side effects so be... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:

Dr. Eugene Batellianswered
25 years experience
Compression: The most important point here is compression. Infection will keep coming back unless you compress the leg, reduce the edema, and allow the ulcer to h... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:

Dr. Eugene Batellianswered
25 years experience
It's a burn : The dark spots are probably not from the corn pads. Usually it's from pressure of the shoe pushing on the bone. The corn pads have acid on them and on... Read More
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A 27-year-old male asked:

Dr. Eugene Batellianswered
25 years experience
No: You can take 1500 x-rays safely in ur life time.
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Batelli is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Batelli is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thanks for your quick reply! Thank younger your advice..it looks like the size of an eraser head....redness is spreading.... just don't want to worry about nothing.
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I dnt think that my question is funny dr.i dnt need a diet am 57 kilos1.65 M. long its only these extra fat i've in my belly anyway thanks!
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How will i know what it is i havent been to the doctors in years since i went to childrens hospital and im older now so i cant go there.
Education & Training
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NYCPM
Graduated 1998MD
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Awards
Top Doctor, Second Place, Hackensack, NJ - Winter
2013
Thought Leader, First Place, Hackensack, NJ - Winter
2013
Top Podiatrist, Second Place, New Jersey - Winter
2013
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