WATER OAK FOOT AND ANKLE SURGERY

Matthew McCabe, MS, DPM

BY MEREDITH KNIGHT

Bunions! They’re not a topic often discussed in polite conversation. But if you’ve ever suffered with this hereditary deformity of the foot, you know it can play havoc with your quality of life. At his Mansfi eld podiatry practice, Dr. Matthew McCabe helps patients fi nd relief from this and an array of foot and ankle problems.

“A bunion is a deformity of the forefoot where a bump occurs next to the big toe,” he said. “The problem with traditional bunion procedures is they leave patients with a 70% chance their bunions returning.” Fortunately for Dr. McCabe’s patients, a new corrective procedure called Lapiplasty, offers a significant reduction in the number of bunions that “fall out of correction”. During his Fellowship training, Dr McCabe had the opportunity to train directly with one of the creators of this revolutionary bunion correction procedure.

“The new procedure treats bunions by correcting the cause of the deformity, not simply trimming the bump off of the protruding bone,” he said. “Another advantage is that a patient can walk the day of surgery.” Dr. McCabe sees patients who’ve already undergone traditional bunion surgery only to have their bunion deformity return. “Older procedures weren’t aimed at addressing the underlying cause of the bunion,” Dr. McCabe said. “The Lapiplasty procedure successfully repairs the bunion deformity that has resurfaced, even after a previous surgery.”

Although, Dr. McCabe is specially trained in wound care, reconstruction, and is, in fact, the only doctor in the area that’s fellowship trained in limb salvage and reconstruction, he believes in exhausting every viable conservative treatment before considering surgery. Dr. McCabe and his team place an

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emphasis on personalized care. “The feedback I receive most is about the time I take to really listen to my patients,” he said. “Medicine is about balancing what the patient wants with what the patient needs. If I really listen, they’ll tell me what they want. Years ago, physicians were people the community could lean on and look up to as leaders.

“Dr. McCabe is also known as...YOUR BUNION CORRECTION EXPERT.”

Dr. McCabe enjoys the varying nature of his specialty. ““Although I’m focused on the foot and ankle, I see diabetic patients, patients with deformities, patients with arthritis, fractures, and more,” he said. “Between clinic days and surgery days, no two days are ever the same for me.”

When not on the job. Dr. McCabe enjoys time outdoors with his family. “I love to hunt and fi sh with my boys,” he said. “I joke that, during duck season, work is what I do between duck hunts. I do want to give a big ‘thanks’ to my wife, Brooke. Without her, I wouldn’t be the person I am today.”

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1900 Matlock Road, Suite 304 Mansfield, Texas 76063 (325) 240-4745 WaterOakFootandAnkle.com