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Is there any possible way that using goodnight bunion could only make my bunion worse?
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Unlikely: Unlikely unless you are not using it like it should be used.
Answered 3/20/2014
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NO, BUT......: It won't make it worse, but the deformity could progress in spite of using the splint. That would make you think the splint made it worse, but it would have developed, splint or not.
Answered 8/4/2016
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