Tailors Bunion
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From: western Massachusetts (greater Springfield area)
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I have known people who had the surgery, The outcome was generally good, but the recovery is not trivial (much like regular bunion surgery). Part of the bone is excised, and that is painful and takes a while to heal.
Tailor's Bunion Surgery - Your Comprehensive Guide
Tailor's Bunion Surgery - Your Comprehensive Guide
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While I have tailors bunions and the start of regular bunions on both feet, I have not had surgery and don't intend to. It's my understanding that the bunions can come back after surgery if one doesn't determine the underlying cause of them in the first place. I personally blame shoes for my bunions as I have very wide feet and it wasn't until the last few years when minimalist / barefoot shoes became a thing that I could finally buy shoes that didn't crush my toes together. Cycling shoes are almost all designed with toe-crushing toe boxes and my toes hate them.


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The shoes I have been wearing for several years now are the Shimano SH-RP100. When I got them, they were advertised as a wider cycling shoe (although now I don’t see “wide/wider” on any of the search returns for them). I normally wear size 13 (US), and like a bit more width. I had Morton’s Neuroma and they did relieve the pressure that caused that discomfort. It looks like now that they’re billed as indoor spinning shoes. And they may not be the quality you’re looking for. But, they’ve been good for me as a road shoe. Also…have you considered using one of those splints to correct the bunion? — Dan
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I, too, have a Morton's neuroma in my left foot and the only way I get lasting relief is to either go barefoot or wear very minimalist sandals so that the shoe isn't compressing my toes together and causing the pain.
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Dan
Last edited by _ForceD_; 06-10-25 at 01:08 PM.





