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If the Shoe Fits... Or Even If It Doesn't
The reason, they say, is that they want fashion forward feet to fit in fashion forward footwear.
Dr. Jeffrey E. Johnson thinks these women are taking a shortsighted view of their health and putting themselves at risk for future pain.
He said, "If you have anything less than a 100-percent, absolute home run operation for that you're probably going to be unhappy with that and wish you hadn't done it simply to get into that shoe."
Lynn Shrewsbury knows the perils of pumps and even now she can't bear to part with them all. Years of stiletto toes and stacked heels have taken their toll. She's had surgery on both feet to alleviate her pain. She says knowing what she knows now she would never choose elective foot surgery.
"Having your bones shaved is not anything you, no pun intended, walk into without really thinking," Shrewsbury said.
For Kristal Haynes, foot surgery was about far more than fashion. But she says, pretty feet and nice toe cleavage is a welcome by-product.
"There are quite a few shoe designers that are high on my list that I'd love to get into," Haynes said. When the bandages come off, she says she can't wait to shoe shop.
According to one recent survey of 150 foot and ankle surgeons, half their patients were asking for cosmetic foot surgery. Half of the surgeons also said they had treated patients for complications due to cosmetic surgery.
Ann Rubin is a reporter at KSDK TV and has no connection to CES.
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