Cryosurgery: The Latest Treatment For Morton's Neuroma-00-5048

By Author: Dr. Marc Katz
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Foot neuroma pain can be debilitating. Patients frequently see multiple doctors and still can't get relief. Until recently, the treatment options really had not changed for many years leaving individuals with few options when conservative and even surgical care failed. Dr. Marc Katz notes that some doctors claim that they are using uncommon injections; however, the reality is that these injections have been used for years with minor changes. They may include substances such as cortisone, alcohol, anesthetic or B-12, all common medications used in the typical podiatry practice.

Katz, who practices in Tampa FL, notes that we have entered a new era of foot pain resolution. The medical trends for treatments are moving more towards minimally-invasive techniques that provide long-term relief, fast return to activity, and fast recovery without a risky procedure. Introducing the cryosurgery procedure, the best new advanced approach for foot neuroma pain relief.

Cryosurgery is a minimally-invasive office technique that allows fast return to work and high success rates in relieving neuroma pain. Long-term relief is achieved ...
... by freezing the nerve to around -70 degrees Fahrenheit. The technique is performed using a local anesthetic, avoiding more risky types of anesthesia. Relief is usually had in one treatment; although, in some cases, a second treatment is necessary to get optimal relief.

Dr. Katz is known nationally for developing advanced techniques using color power ultrasound guidance to get the best results from the cryosurgery procedure. He has created the term CryoMax for his high-tech, ultrasound-guided technique. This differs significantly from the typical cryosurgery techniques that either do not use ultrasound or use black and white ultrasound which is ineffective in locating the nerve and blood vessel bundle required for accurate treatment. Dr. Katz has abandoned these less successful techniques due to lower success rates and less relief. With his new treatment, Dr. Katz's success-rates have skyrocketed!

There are many successful patient cases that demonstrate how cryosurgery has led to life-changing pain relief. These have resulted from experience performing around 2500 procedures, Katz says.

Cryosurgery is invariably used when conservative treatments have failed but some patients opt to use the technique as a treatment early in the process. They just want relief as soon as possible because their lifestyle suffers from the pain.

Dr. Katz notes that more involved cutting procedures have a relatively long recovery period. Patients often do not get relief and may even get worse or have complications. When it comes to neuroma pain, the feared stump neuroma may be the result of the typical surgery to remove the nerve. There is also a relatively high failure rate with the nerve removal.

Cryosurgery avoids many of the common problems associated with treatment for neuroma pain. While the treatment does not give relief all of the time, it is certainly far superior to the current options that are typically used by other physicians, adds Katz. Pain relief has been superior with CryoMax and the procedure can be repeated if required. Most patients state that they would gladly repeat the procedure if necessary.

About the Author:

Dr. Marc Katz practices in Tampa, Florida. He is a pioneer in the field of foot cryosurgery. He has performed around 2500 procedures. Dr. Katz has developed an extensive website dedicated strictly to cryosurgery to help inform the public. You can visit

http://www.TampaCryosurgery.com for more information.

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