Journal of Pediatric Care

Cosmesis in Foot and Ankle

We all know, intuitively, when someone is beautiful or not beautiful. The scientific definition is as elusive as the definition provided by the oxford dictionary. In society, the pursuit of beauty is not only perhaps a noble quest, but it also has far reaching ramifications on an individuals life, such as access to opportunity, a mate and one’s self esteem. Little time has been devoted to what is a beautiful foot, even though the female population spend a great deal of time in beautifying their feet, spending upwards of $10 billion per annum on shoes. We analyse the science of what makes a beautiful foot and its application to various pathologies in the foot. Even though in orthopaedics function is always more highly emphasized than form, we believe that a foot that looks good will generally function well. We will present modern minimally invasive techniques for the correction of forefoot deformities using high technology implants and surgical techniques specifically designed to achieve both these aims.

Author(s):

Gordon Slater

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