Carioscia Michael P, DPM

A combination of bad genes and my love for stilettos has left me with awful foot pain and a multitude of related problems. A little over a year ago, Dr. Carioscia had to perform a pretty serious bunionectomy on one of my feet. He has always been very thorough — both before the procedure and then afterwards — and has explained my options to me in a manner that isn’t just «you should definitely have the surgery.» Therefore, I felt very comfortable with my decision for him to perform the procedure. Because he was so meticulous in the physical therapy phase, my foot is pretty much like new again (i.e., I have regained most of my flexibility, although I get the occassional soreness and stiffness from time to time and I still have difficulty running). He is pretty adamant about wearing those nerdy orthotics and likes to give me a hard time when I come to his office wearing pointy-​toed shoes, but that’s his job.
The surgery itself and the recovery is VERY painful (I’m afraid to go through with it again just because of the pain and the long recovery period, not to mention the issues with health insurance). I know I will eventually need to have another two or three surgeries performed, so I would most certainly go back to Dr. Carioscia. I have some friends who went to other doctors and still experience pain or did not heal properly. Your feet are something you don’t want to mess around with.