Symptomatic treatment never cures. Symptomatic treatment is for relief that lasts only as long as the treatment is continued. That is to say that pain pills are the worst symptomatic treatment. Special caution must also be observed in connection with callous or corn surgery on the weight-bearing surfaces of the foot. There is an unalterable law of physics that must be considered.
Pressure is measured in weight per unit of surface area.
Your feet carry your body weight. Your body weight is distributed over the surface area of your feet. It is not the soft parts of your feet that carry the weight, it is only your bony structures of your feet that carry the weight. Any operation that is going to remove bone from your feet is going to increase the pressure that the remaining bones of your feet must carry. For this reason careful thought should be given as to whether the surgery is going to help or make the condition worse.