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I have a smaller calf due to surgeries for a club foot. I would like to know if the NHS would pay for the surgery?

NikkiClarke123May 9, 2020
I was born with a club foot and had multiple corrections done and because of this my calf muscle on the one leg is smaller it bothers me so much as it is very obvious and people notice it all the time.

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