{"id":37584,"date":"2025-08-07T07:23:01","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T07:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/?post_type=procedure&#038;p=37584"},"modified":"2025-12-01T14:20:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T14:20:00","slug":"foot-lesion-removal","status":"publish","type":"procedure","link":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/procedure\/foot-lesion-removal\/","title":{"rendered":"Foot Lesion Removal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What is Foot Lesion Removal?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Lesion removal treats benign or suspicious growths on the foot such as warts, cysts, neuromas, calluses, corns, and soft\u2011tissue masses. Techniques include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Shave or elliptical excision with sutures<\/strong> for defined lesions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Curettage and electrodesiccation<\/strong> for warts or superficial growths.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cryotherapy or laser<\/strong> for selected lesions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Biopsy<\/strong> when diagnosis is uncertain.<br>Performed with local anesthesia in the clinic or operating room.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What to expect after Foot Lesion Removal?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Numbing medicine wears off in several hours; mild soreness expected<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Small dressing with instructions to keep area clean and dry<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Limited weight-bearing or offloading pad for pressure areas<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stitches (if used) removed at 10\u201314 days<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Over-the-counter pain medication usually sufficient<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Resume normal activities within a few days as comfort allows<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pathology results (if biopsied) in 5\u201310 days<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Watch for redness, warmth, or drainage<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":37585,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true},"specialty":[1137],"class_list":["post-37584","procedure","type-procedure","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","specialty-podiatry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/procedure\/37584","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/procedure"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/procedure"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37585"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37584"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"specialty","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/specialty?post=37584"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}