Look through our medical directory and search for a doctor or dentist by state, specialty, name, city and zip code. A podiatrist is a doctor who is a specialist in the treatment and diagnosis of problems occurring in the foot or ankle. These problems may include bunions, fungus, callus, ingrown toe nails and arthritis. The three specialized areas of podiatry are podiatric orthopedics, podiatric surgery and primary podiatric medicine. Some of those problems may include bunions.
Bunions are painful big toe joints, which can become swollen and tender.
The deformity causes the first joint of the big toe to slant outward and the second joint to angel toward the other toes. There are conservative and preventative steps, which can minimize the discomfort of bunions, but surgery is often recommended. You may decide to see a specialist about ingrown toe nails . Ingrown toenails are nails whose corners or sides dig painfully into the skin. They are usually caused by improper nail trimming, but also by shoe pressure, injury, fungus infection, heredity, and poor structure.