Would You Ever Get A Foot Facelift?
Have you heard about the latest plastic surgery craze? It’s
nipped-and-tucked feet!
A growing number of men and women are shelling out thousands of dollars on “foot facelifts,” where plastic surgeons whittle, inject, and surgically shape their feet.
For example, there’s the popular toe shortening procedure, designed to shrink the size of the toe next to your big toe. A doctor dislocates your toe, saws a 2 millimeter chunk of bone out, and then inserts a titanium rod to fuse the shortened bone back together. Presto, better proportioned toes, that look better in peep-toe shoes.
Another popular foot facelift option? Foot injections, which experts claim make wearing sky high heels pain-free! Here’s how it works: Fat from your belly is injected into the balls of your feet, creating a cushy pad. In fact, one patient says after she got injections, she felt like she was walking around on comfy pillows.
And finally, there’s the pinky toe-tuck, where fat is removed from your little toe to make it smaller, so your foot won’t spill out the sides of your sandals, and will fit better in pointy shoes.
Foot facelifts may sound bizarre, but patients love the post-op confidence that lets them go barefoot or wear sandals. Also, they point out that people get plastic surgery all over their body, so getting work done on their feet isn’t any different.
But critics warn that any plastic surgery is dangerous, foot jobs included. And because it’s purely cosmetic, insurance won’t cover it, so you’re on the hook for the whole amount, which can set you back thousands of dollars.
That’s if you can find a surgeon to do it. Dr. Hillary Brenner is a member of the American Podiatric Medical Association, and she says, "I don't think it's ethical unless you're having pain.”
A growing number of men and women are shelling out thousands of dollars on “foot facelifts,” where plastic surgeons whittle, inject, and surgically shape their feet.
For example, there’s the popular toe shortening procedure, designed to shrink the size of the toe next to your big toe. A doctor dislocates your toe, saws a 2 millimeter chunk of bone out, and then inserts a titanium rod to fuse the shortened bone back together. Presto, better proportioned toes, that look better in peep-toe shoes.
Another popular foot facelift option? Foot injections, which experts claim make wearing sky high heels pain-free! Here’s how it works: Fat from your belly is injected into the balls of your feet, creating a cushy pad. In fact, one patient says after she got injections, she felt like she was walking around on comfy pillows.
And finally, there’s the pinky toe-tuck, where fat is removed from your little toe to make it smaller, so your foot won’t spill out the sides of your sandals, and will fit better in pointy shoes.
Foot facelifts may sound bizarre, but patients love the post-op confidence that lets them go barefoot or wear sandals. Also, they point out that people get plastic surgery all over their body, so getting work done on their feet isn’t any different.
But critics warn that any plastic surgery is dangerous, foot jobs included. And because it’s purely cosmetic, insurance won’t cover it, so you’re on the hook for the whole amount, which can set you back thousands of dollars.
That’s if you can find a surgeon to do it. Dr. Hillary Brenner is a member of the American Podiatric Medical Association, and she says, "I don't think it's ethical unless you're having pain.”
