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Is toe amputation a major surgery?

Toe amputation is considered a minor surgical procedure. During toe amputation, part or all of your toe will be removed. Toe amputation may be necessary if the tissue of a toe has died. The most common cause of tissue death in a toe is diabetes. However, other possible reasons include: 

  • Peripheral vascular disease 
  • Severe frostbite
  • Trauma to the toe
  • Severe infection
  • Tumors
  • Congenital problems

How serious is toe amputation?

Do they put you to sleep for toe amputation?

How long do you stay in the hospital after toe amputation?

How long does it take to recover from toe amputation?

is improving by a week after the toe amputation can you walk after toe amputation?

* Savings estimate based on a study of more than 1 billion claims comparing self-pay (or cash pay) prices of a frequency-weighted market basket of procedures to insurer-negotiated rates for the same. Claims were collected between July 2017 and July 2019. R.Lawrence Van Horn, Arthur Laffer, Robert L.Metcalf. 2019. The Transformative Potential for Price Transparency in Healthcare: Benefits for Consumers and Providers. Health Management Policy and Innovation, Volume 4, Issue 3.

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