A neuroma excision is a procedure done to alleviate pain in the foot when walking or standing due to a neuroma. A neuroma is a swollen nerve situated in the ball of your foot.
Before surgery is considered an option, typically treatment for a neuroma starts with injecting corticosteroid into the area to try to make the neuroma smaller. If this injection doesn’t work, surgery is the next step.
The surgeon will locate the swollen nerve, and will be removed from your foot. Patients have said that their pain has gone away for five years after having a neuroma excision.
