Bunions

Bunions are more common in women and can sometimes run in families. People born with abnormal bones in their feet are more likely to form a bunion.

Wearing narrow-toed, high-heeled shoes may lead to the development of a bunion.

The condition may become painful as the bump gets worse, and extra bone and a fluid-filled sac grow at the base of the big toe.

Symptoms
• Red, calloused skin along the inside edge of the big toe
• A bony bump at this site
• Pain over the joint, which pressure from shoes makes worse
• Big toe turned toward the other toes
• Signs and tests