The risks of open surgery are eliminated and patients are able to walk on their feet immediately.
Topaz foot surgery side effects.
The pain in my foot feels different sometimes like a hot poker is being shoved in my heel sometimes like i m having a contraction in my heel there is always pain.
I am still in a lot of pain.
I would never do this procedure again.
The topaz wand delivers radio frequency energy to the affected tendon which breaks up the scar tissue and helps improve blood flow to the damaged area.
During open surgery the plantar fascia is cut and heel spurs are filed down.
The success rate of topaz is also equal to the surgical approach.
Topaz was a nightmare and i m still living it by.
The topaz procedure or topaz microdebrider is a minimally invasive state of the art procedure used to treat chronic achilles tendonitis and chronic plantar fasciitis topaz is intended for patients who have not received satisfactory symptom relief from more conservative treatments such as orthotics physical therapy stretching massage or injections.
I feel like my foot will never be the same again.
Many experience no pain at all or only minimal and temporary pain.
The topaz technique is tailored to each individual case with some patients being treated with the wand through a small incision in their foot and others being treated over the skin.
In the procedure the doctor uses a special needle like wand to create two or three dozen small holes a quarter inch apart in a grid pattern over the plantar fascia.
Pmurphree i had the topaz procedure done january 8 2016 and it has been a nightmare.
This results in pain and long recovery times.