At Advanced Foot and Ankle Center of San Diego, we treat every patient like family—because we’re a family-owned practice. Over the past decade, Wall Street has quietly moved into exam rooms and operating suites. Venture capital and private equity firms are buying up podiatry practices across the country, turning independent medical clinics into profit-driven corporations.

Exosome therapy is an emerging field in regenerative medicine that holds promise for treating various medical conditions, including joint and tendon injuries. Exosomes are small vesicles that play a crucial role in cell-to-cell communication by transporting proteins, nucleic acids, and other molecules between cells. They are derived from stem cells, and their therapeutic potential lies

An Innovative Solution for Fat Pad Atrophy and Heel Pain Have you ever experienced severe foot pain by the ball of your foot or heel pain when standing or walking for extended periods? If so, you may have fat pad atrophy, a condition where the fatty tissue on the bottom of your foot wears away,

Retail vs Custom Orthotics At their core, orthotics are devices that are placed in shoes to change how your feet meet the ground during weight-bearing. There are many different modifications that can be added and many different materials that are used to make a pair of orthotics for different purposes. As a result of this

Bathroom Surgery Gone Wrong! There is a colloquial term that we sometimes throw around called “bathroom surgery.” Typically, when we use common household items to perform procedures on ourselves that we think we can do with what we have lying around to avoid a trip to the doctor. In the podiatry world, it is arguably

Are you experiencing Big Toe or Ankle Joint Pain? Stiffness or Reduced range of motion? Increased pain during cold, damp weather Difficulty moving the big toe up and down? Inflammation and swelling around the joint, especially the top? Pain that worsens with an increase in activity? Increased difficulty bending the toe? Inability to feel comfortable

Subconsciously most people know that their good health is their most important asset, and one worthy of keeping through care and attention. In practice, however, healthy people tend to take their good health for granted – until they receive a diagnosis of a chronic condition that reverberates like a punch to the gut. Many chronic

Are you considering bunion surgery? We just wanted to share with you some before and after pictures. We use a technique that has no visible incision and has one of the fastest recovery times. Cosmetically pleasing results with no long term non weight bearing. Bunion surgery ,bunionectomy, hallux valgus, bump on the big toe, hallux

Ankle pain can really hold you back. If one takes three to five thousand steps a day that’s 3-5000 times that your ankle can hurt you daily. That is a painful way to live. There are many reasons for ankle pain. One that we specialize in here at the Advanced Foot And Ankle Center Of

  Charcot foot requires expert treatment from surgeons that have experience treating this condition. When one is diagnosed with Charcot foot they should seek out a doctor that can show them how many of these they treated successfully. One with Charcot foot or ankle is at a high risk for loss of limb due to