Warts are a virus, the most common type of plantar warts are caused by the human papillomavirus. It has been implicated as the cause of warts and has 46 distinct types, each resulting in a slightly different type of wart. The virus is contagious and is often transmitted in areas of public use, bathrooms, swimming […]
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When To See a Podiatrist? By Carolyn Morales, in collaboration with Dr. Mark Henson, DPM It’s difficult not to take our feet for granted when they feel fine and take us from A to B. However, sometimes problems creep up, and we ignore them for a while because they don’t seem to […]
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Diabetes and Your Feet By Dr. Mark Henson, DPM Everyone has heard of or knows someone that has lost all or part of their feet or legs to diabetes somehow. Well I’d like to break it down for you a little to make it easier to understand. There are several different ways diabetes affects your […]
Read MoreSurgery play by play
Most surgeries are done under whats called IV sedation with a local anesthetic injected around the surgery site. IV sedation means an IV is started in your hand or arm and the patient is given something through the IV that makes them fall asleep. Once the patient is sleeping a local anesthetic like lidocaine is […]
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