What to do if your little toe is turned out

Hallux valgus is a skeletal deformity. The main treatments include conservative treatment and surgery. 1. Conservative treatment: generally for early stage patients or patients with mild symptoms of little toe hallux valgus. Conservative treatment mainly includes lifestyle changes, massage, hot compresses, physical therapy, orthotic correction and so on. For example, choosing the right shoes, massaging the soles of the feet, soaking the feet and so on. The choice of orthotics need to follow the doctor’s instructions, according to the different degree of lesions wearing different types of orthopedic support. 2. Surgery: it is suitable for patients with obvious valgus deformity, progressive aggravation after conservative treatment, which seriously affects normal life and work, as well as patients whose joints are poorly aligned according to imaging. According to the patient’s own condition, the surgery mainly includes soft tissue correction, bursa resection, osteotomy and so on. For example, by tightening the internal ligaments and the joint capsule to correct the deformity, to achieve the purpose of curing the disease. There are more treatment options for the ectropion of the little toe, patients need to choose according to their own situation, and surgical intervention can be carried out if necessary.