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Tel: 239-430-3668Flesh Eating / Deadly Bacteria in Gulf of Mexico and Backwaters of Naples Bay
Today 7/30/2014 another victim of this flesh eating bacteria. HEALTH ALERT: Sarasota County confirmed Tuesday that one person has died after coming in contact with a “flesh-eating bacteria” that’s found in our beach’s warm waters. It’s called vibrio vulnificus. Here’s what you need to know about it: Here is an earlier blog post. In 2013 , 31 […]
Dr. Kevin Lam Naples Top Podiatrist on the Rise to the Top
How you got started? Started when I visited my current mentor Dr. Stephen A Monaco in Havertown, PA as a college student. As a biochemistry / microbiology major the possibilties were endless. As a high school student I was exposed to Osteopathic Medicine and the holistic approach to wellness during my 2 years at […]
Avoid amputation as a diabetic
Diabetes remains the most common reason for nontraumatic amputation in the USA. Diabetic amputations and complications from diabetes kills more people then some cancers. 5 year mortality rate after a leg amputation is depressing at close to 50% in some studies. People don’t realise this until it is way too late. If […]
Severe Bunion travels 150 miles to Naples, FL for Surgery
How big a bunion can a minimally invasive technique handle? This patient traveled 150 miles to Naples for a scarless bunionectomy on a severe bunion — and the before-and-after progression shows just how much correction is possible without a large open incision. The Recovery Timeline Before surgery: a large, prominent bump and a significantly deviated […]
Revisional Bunion Surgery via Minimally Invasive Technique
Not every bunion surgery is a first-time procedure. Sometimes a bunion comes back years later, or an earlier repair did not fully correct the deformity. The case below shows a revisional (redo) bunion correction performed with a minimally invasive technique. This Case This patient had a bunionectomy more than 20 years ago. You can see […]
Bunion AKA Hallux AbductoValgus Vs Arthritic First Toe Joint or Hallux Rigidus
Is it just a bunion, or arthritis of the big toe? Most people think they are the same problem because, from the outside, both can look like a bump near the big-toe joint. They are actually very different conditions — and telling them apart changes the entire treatment plan. That is why a podiatrist and […]
Don’t go to a Cardiologist for Foot Care.
May sound ludicrous and far fetched to associate cardiology with foot care. But the general public, fellow physicians: MD and DO’s do not know a well hidden secret of podiatric medicine. There are actually sub categories of podiatrists. The profession of podiatry on one end has advanced, very highly specialized surgical profession that […]
Adult Acquired Flat Foot after Reconstructive Surgery
Adult Acquired Flat Foot aka Posterior Tibial Tendon Dysfunction aka Collapsed HindFoot. At the Family Foot and Leg Center, PA. We see this condition way too often under diagnosed and under treated in the community at large. Clinical exam will show that the patient is unable to do single heel raise test, meaning have difficulty […]
Popping Peroneal Syndrome, Ankle Popping / instability by Dr. Kevin Lam
Dr. Kevin Lam: Popping peroneal syndrome on an 11 year-old child with classic symptoms. Basically, popping peroneal syndrome is when kids or adults come in complaining about “Hey, I feel a bone pop behind the ankle”. This is the grove where the peroneal tendons are supposed to be. The peroneal tendons are on the […]
Post Scarless bunionectomy at 8 wks testimonial
In this patient testimonial, we talk about the scarless minimally invasive bunionectomy — also called the 5 mm bunionectomy — and how we’re able to correct a bunion through such a tiny incision with so little pain. At eight weeks out, the result speaks for itself. How Is a 5 mm Bunionectomy Possible? The answer is working […]
