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Avoid popping or breaking a blister, as it can cause an infection. A bunion is a bony bump on the side of your foot. It happens when the bones inside your big toe don’t line up like they should.

Bunions, notorious for their pain and often unsightly presentation, affect numerous individuals. They form when the big toe leans toward the adjacent toe, resulting in an outward protrusion at the ...

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One of the most persistent pains that we encounter as we grow older is the dreaded bunion. At best, they’re unsightly; at worst, they can be incredibly uncomfortable and painful, especially for ...

It's also associated with a bunion, which is a bump on the side of the big toe. This condition involves the metatarsals and phalanx bones of the foot. Metatarsals are long bones in the foot that ...