Foot and ANkle Care Services
How Can We Help You?
Foot and Ankle LA offers a full array of podiatric services to help you maintain healthy feet. Services include: office visits, patient education, X-rays, ankle braces, orthotics, custom footwear (including diabetic footwear), and surgery. Our goal is for you, our patient, to be a informed decision maker and fully understand any health issues you face.
Our Services
Achilles Tendon
Ankle Instability
Ankle Sprains
Arthritic Foot & Ankle Care
Athletes Foot
Broken Bones
Bunions
Calluses/Corns
Cosmetic Toe Shortening
Crush Injuries
Cutera Laser Treatments
Diabetic Foot Care
Fibromas
Flat Feet
Foot Pain
Foot and Ankle Urgent Care
Fungus Toenails
General Foot Care
Geriatric Foot Care
Hammertoes
Infections
Ingrown Nails
Injuries
Lower Extremity Urgent Care
MLS Laser Therapy for Pain
Neuromas
Pain Management
Pediatric Foot Care
Plantar Fasciitis / Heel Spurs
PRP ( Platelet-Rich Plasma) Therapy
Sprains
Tendonitis
UltraMist Wound Care
Urgent Care (Same Day Appointments for
Foot and Ankle Injuries)
Warts
Wound Care
Cutera GenesisPlus™ Laser Treatments
Foot and Ankle LA now offers Cutera laser treatments to treat both toenail fungus and plantar warts. This innovative device is safe, comfortable, and effective. It is also one of two lasers that are FDA-approved to treat toenail fungus.
Treatments can be done in as little as 30 minutes in the office. The gentle laser light beam has minimal discomfort - most patients just experience temporary warmth in the affected area(s). The treatment does not harm or affect your activity in any way.
Please call the office to schedule a consultation and learn more about which laser treatment schedule would be best for you.
MLS Laser Therapy
When a physical condition or injury affects your mobility or quality of life, you have one goal: to return as quickly as possible to everyday activities. Foot & Ankle LA is proud to be on the medical technology forefront by offering MLS Laser Therapy. The doctors and staff have invested in the very best technology as a key component of our continuing quest to offer you the finest in health care.
MLS Laser Therapy is quickly becoming the standard of care in alleviating both acute and chronic pain. This patented, FDA-cleared technology has an 85% – 90% efficacy rate in relieving pain and inflammation, eliminates risk from surgery and prescription pain killers, has no known negative side effects, and restores patients’ lives.
Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) Therapy
We believe in offering our patients the most advanced and effective treatments available. PRP therapy, with its natural healing properties and versatile applications, has become an invaluable tool in our efforts to provide exceptional foot care. If you are experiencing foot problems and are interested in exploring PRP therapy as a treatment option, please don't hesitate to contact us. Dr. Ben Scherer is here to guide you on your journey to improved foot health and overall well-being.
Diabetic or Surgical Wound Healing via Ultramist System
UltraMIST Therapy has been clinically demonstrated to promote healing across a wide range of chronic and acute wounds. Unlike most wound therapies that are limited to treating the wound surface, the UltraMIST System delivers low-frequency ultrasound to the treatment site using a noncontact fluid (e.g., saline). MIST Systems produce a low energy ultrasound-generated mist to promote wound healing through wound cleansing and maintenance debridement by the removal of fibrin, yellow slough, tissue exudates, and bacteria.
Administered by trained healthcare personnel to thousands of patients for more than a decade and supported by a vast array of clinical evidence, the UltraMIST System’s acoustic wave therapy promotes healing by controlling inflammation and reducing bacteria in the wound bed while increasing angiogenesis. Further, to promote healing, it increases perfusion through vasodilation, ultimately increasing oxygen and nutrients to the tissue.
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Toe Shortening
Some people are reluctant to display their feet or to wear sandals because they have excessively long and/or wide toes. This is often due to genetics, but can be corrected with a simple in-office procedure and minimal down time.
TOE SHORTENING: Long toes can be surgically shortened. Depending on the severity and length of the toe, there are several methods to surgically correct and shorten a toe. In general, the surgery involves removing a portion of the bone at the contracted joint, to realign the toe. Even a few millimeters of shortening can make a significant visual difference. Depending upon the amount of bone shortening, a portion of the skin then needs to be remodeled or removed. After the internal shortening has been completed, a plastic sutured skin closure is performed. The new toe length and alignment is immediately evaluated.
TOE NARROWING: We can also help you with toe narrowing if the toe is too wide. When walking and applying pressure on the toes, particularly the great toe, there is commonly an increased width of skin and fatty tissue near the bottom of the toe. In some cases, this extra portion of skin can uncomfortably rub against the adjacent toe. The cosmetic surgical procedure can eliminate the portion of skin and underlying fatty tissue and make the toe have a more natural appearance.
RECOVERY: These procedures can be done in the office under local anesthesia or can be done in an outpatient surgical setting (hospital or surgical facility.) After the surgery the patient is able to walk with full weight- bearing on both feet, without assistance. A special surgical shoe is provided. Approximately three days after the surgery, the patient is seen in the office for a dressing change. At two weeks after surgery, the patient is seen to remove the sutures. Suture removal is minimally uncomfortable.
During the first two weeks, in order to minimize swelling, decrease recovery time and produce the best results, ice packs should be applied and the feet should be elevated as much as possible. The results are usually permanent, functional and cosmetically very pleasing.
A moderate and gradually increasing amount of walking is allowing during the first two weeks after surgery. In many cases, it is possible to drive home after the surgery. Minimal pain medication is usually required. Tennis shoes can be worn two weeks after the surgery.
Custom Orthotics
Orthotics are insoles that are placed into shoes in order to achieve a certain goal.
Both children and adults may benefit from orthotics. Yet, not every patient needs an orthotic. For example, just because a patient may have flat feet does not mean they must have orthotics. Orthotics should be used to achieve a specific goal. Each patient must be examined as an individual.
The need for a custom orthotic is based on:
- Clinical examination of the entire lower extremity
- Biomechanical examination and gait analysis
- The patient’s symptoms and complains
- Level of activity
- Shoe type
Lower Extremity Urgent Care - Same Day Visits
At Foot and Ankle LA, we understand that foot and ankle injuries require prompt attention. That’s why we offer weekday Same-Day Lower Extremity Urgent Care services, providing immediate, specialized care without the wait or expense of an emergency room visit. Whether you’re dealing with a sprain, fracture, or sudden pain, Dr. Ben Scherer and our expert team are here to diagnose and treat your injury quickly, helping you get back on your feet as soon as possible. Call 310-641-3555 to schedule your same-day appointment today!
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Insurance
We are providers for Medicare, United, Cigna, Aetna, Health Net and Blue Cross patients.
SAME DAY Foot and Ankle URGENT CARE
Need immediate foot or ankle care? We offer same-day urgent care for injuries like sprains, fractures, and infections. Skip the ER and get expert treatment today! Call now
LASER FOR TOENAIL FUNGUS
Removes toenail fungus is as little as 3 treatments.
WOUND CARE
The UltraMIST System and skin grafting, including amniotic grafts, promote healing for diabetic foot ulcers, venous leg ulcers, pressure ulcers, burns, and more.
Both Treatments Covered by Medicare.