A 36-year-old member asked:
what can i do to fix a hammer toe?
3 doctor answers • 4 doctors weighed in

Dr. Jeffrey Kassanswered
Podiatry 28 years experience
See a podiatrist: Your only real option for fixing is via surgery.
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Dr. Payam Rafatanswered
Podiatry 22 years experience
Hammertoe care: Hammertoes can limit your ability to get into regular shoes. Try having your feet measured for more comfortable shoes with a higher toebox. Padding, hammertoe slints, and orthoces may be of benefit. If all fails surgery may be a good option.
5.3k viewsReviewed >2 years ago

Dr. Libby Putnamanswered
Podiatry 12 years experience
Surgery vs. padding.: If you catch hammertoes in the early stages, a small, in-office procedure to release one of the tendons will often allow the toe to lie straight again. If the toe deformity has become rigid, the surgery is more involved. It's an outpatient procedure in an operating room, and can involve bone cuts, pins, screws, or other implants. Without surgery, your best bet is padding to reduce your discomfort.
5.2k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
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See a MD/DO or DPM: I would see a physician or podiatrist that would feel comfortable reducing it. Before doing so, i would advise that you have xrays done prior to determine if there is a broken bone present, not just in the toe, but in the bone adjacent to the toe, called the metatarsal.
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Will a weird curved toe every fix itself on its own?
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No: You need some of treatment, the sooner the better.
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A 45-year-old member asked:
I have a teensy tiny shard of glass stuck in my toe. I tried to get it out but couldn't. Advice?
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Dr. Danny Proffittanswered
Family Medicine 43 years experience
See PCP: A small spec of glass causes a foreign body reaction and can give increased sensitization to that area. Glass may not show up on x-ray, ultrasound or other imaging. Often, it will "work it's way out" and you will be rid of it. If not, your pcp, surgeon or other medical professional may have to explore the area under a local anesthetic and attempt to remove the foreign body.
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A 27-year-old male asked:
How long do you need to stay off of a toe that has a spur but isnt broken?
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Dr. Ronald Obermananswered
Podiatry 31 years experience
Depends on a lot: Rest will not make a spur go away. Allevating the pressure on the toe which caused the spur to form is the key. If the area is inflammed and sore, rest may be helpful for a while. If the cause is not addressed, then the problem will return in a short time. The problem could be shoe pressure or pressure from another toe or another deformity.
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A 46-year-old member asked:
I'm forming a hammer toe, how can I fix it?
3 doctor answers • 3 doctors weighed in

Dr. Jeffrey Kassanswered
Podiatry 28 years experience
Sometimes you can't: Be wise in your shoe selection that they acomodate and don'tmake it worse. Consider some form of strapping to hold the toe straight like a budin splint or the likes.
Structural deformites often respond well to surgical correction.
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