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Neuroma Removed from Foot of Hollywood Star Jennifer Grey

Jennifer Grey, recent winner of Dancing With the Stars and star of 80s classic Dirty Dancing, tweeted yesterday that she had a neuroma removed from her foot.

"I had a neuroma the size of a small city removed. I think I went down a shoe size on one foot. After Dancing With The Stars it just got worse and worse, so do whatcha gotta do," she tweeted.

Neuromas are non-cancerous, or benign, growths that arise in nerve cells that can occur in various places of the body.  One of the most common types of neuromas is found on the foot.  Called Morton's Neuroma, it is the thickening of the tissue around a nerve at the base of the toes. It is usually found between the third and fourth toes of the foot, and symptoms of the condition include pain and a burning sensation in the afflicted area, numbness, and cramping.  A lump can develop at the base of the toes due to swelling and abnormal cell growth and may be accompanied by a burning pain in the ball of the foot.  The condition can be brought about from wearing high-heeled or too-tight shoes, high-impact exercise, or an injury. 

Grey's tweets revealed that the neuroma got worse after she finished Dancing With the Stars so she felt she had no choice but to have it removed. 

Here at Community Foot Specialists , we tend to have a conservative approach to neuromas and will exhaust all other treatment options prior to scheduling surgery to remove it.  If you live in the Dayton or Springfield, OH areas and suspect you may have a neuroma or any other foot condition that causes you pain or discomfort, please visit our website http://www.daytonfeet.com/ to schedule an appointment with one of our knowledgeable podiatrists at one of our six locations around Dayton and Springfield, OH.

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