If you have a common question, you might find the answer below. If you have a specific question for our podiatrist, please go to our PodiatryForum . Tailor's bunion, is a deformity that develops on the outside of the foot, where the fifth metatarsal head becomes inflamed and enlarged. The primary causes are faulty foot mechanics and shoes with excessively tight toe boxes. These compress the tips of the toes inward , splaying the metatarsal bone laterally and causing inflammation of the soft tissue, which produces a characteristic bump, sometimes called a bunionette.
Pressure exerted by the shoe against the bunion can be painful.
Treatment for Tailor's bunion typically begins with switching the patient to wider shoes to relieve the compression and prevent further irritation. A procedure called PAB, or puncture aspiration of the bursa, may be necessary to relieve pressure on the bunionette by drawing off any fluid that has built up in the area. In severe cases, surgery may be required to eliminate the bunion. The feet contain an estimated quarter of a million sweat glands, and under normal conditions they can excrete up to a pint of moisture daily. In some persons, these glands, particularly those on the soles of the feet and between the toes, generate perspiration in greater than normal volumes.