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Fat Injection in Feet

asked 1 year ago by oompa0878 in Sydney, 02
Latest answer by Ronald Shelton, MD
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Tags: age 25-34, male, bone, feet, pain, standing up

I am a 32 year old male, and for work I need to be on my feet for about 10 hours a day, I have been doing this for some years now and it is starting to get really sore, to a point were it feels like I am standing on the bone, I have seen many doctors who just say I have sensitive feet. I have read that females have been know to get there own fat injected into there feet for padding. I would like to know would this be ideal and would it help to pad the heel, I have tried orthotics without success

3 answers to Fat Injection in Feet

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Fat injections for feet

Although I have not peformed fat injections for feet, I know of reported cases in the literature of injections of hyaluronic acids to pad areas of sensitivity from Morton's neuromas.  Possibly fat might help, but I wonder when you could safely walk with pressure on the fat graft without damaging the fat or risk losing it from death of the cells by compressing the oxygen flow.
Ronald Shelton, MD

Manhattan Dermatologist
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Fat Transfer for Padding of Feet

Interesting thought...  You know more than I do in regards to women who had fat grafting to their soles. Maybe, these patients go to other surgeons given that I work only from collar bones up. I would also talk to an podiatrist.
Frank P. Fechner, MD

Worcester Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Fat transfer to feet

This is an unusual request - I have not heard of fat transfer being done to improve padding in the feet in males or females.  I don't think that fat transfer would help to make your feet more comfortable.  The skin on the sole of the feet is very specialised and built to take the weight of the body.  I would suspect that any fat transferred in to the foot would be displaced if you are standing all day.  There is a condition called plantar fasciitis which can... more
Jonathan J Staiano, MBBS

Birmingham Plastic Surgeon

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