“How long does it take to recover from flat feet surgery?”

It depends what kind of flat foot surgery you have. Typically, if bone cuts were made, you will need to stay off your foot for 6 weeks. You may likely be in a cast to a boot for about 2 months. total recovery time may take 3-6 months.

Flatfoot surgery can be very complicated and can take extensive time for recovery. The surgery involves repair of multiple tendons and ligaments with bone realignment by cutting and reshaping or fusing bones together. I divide recovery into 3 phases; 1. Skin healing - this can take up to 3 weeks. 2. Partial bone and soft tissue healing to allow for weight bearing. The range can be 6-12 weeks. 3. Everything else. You are now weak from inactivity, the leg is weak, and the alignment is totally different from a lifetime of experience. The leg is now longer and the knee, hip, back, shoulder, and even the head alignment is different. Essentially, you have to learn to walk again. The swelling can take up to one year to improve. It's a long time commitment. I like to use this little verse: Your normal isn't normal, but it's your normal. Your new normal is normal, but not your normal until it becomes normal.

David Kay

If you have the surgery called a Dwyer Calcaneal Osteotomy (cut heel bone), the recovery is 3-4 months for full recovery.
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Dr. Bose