Question: My heels crack
and bleed. Is there anything I can do?
Answer: Yes! There are many skin emollients that may be used to help this problem, but they must be applied often. This is usually a chronic condition that has no real cure. Sometimes a prescription cream is necessary with special application methods. Question: When I get up in the morning I get terrible heel pain. It lasts for a while and them it seems to go away. What's happening? Answer: See the "Help" page for more information, but you may have plantar fasciitis (inflammation of the arch ligament). X-rays will determine the pathology. Fortunately, these conditions usually respond to conservative therapy. |
Dr. Lyon is a talented physician who is especially dedicated to fulfill the needs of all foot types including diabetic foot care, sports related injuries, and pediatric foot problems. Dr. Lyon cares for her patients and considers it a privilege to be a physician. A wide variety of treatment options are available to meet the demands all patients. The goal of our treatments is to reduce pain, relieve associated symptoms, and ultimately to restore normal function to your body. However, choice of treatment methods depends on numerous factors, including individual differences in general health, willingness to comply with Dr. Lyon’s recommendations, and finally your needs and wants as the patient. Treatments can vary anywhere from straightforward conservative type care to extremely complex reconstructive surgical procedures.
Dr. Lyon strives to first treat all of your foot and ankle needs conservatively, and then, if necessary, proceed to resolve any disorders by surgical means. Surgical procedures can be performed in either an inpatient or outpatient setting, depending on your individual needs. Anesthesia is utilized in order to promote a safe, painless, and comfortable experience. Dr. Esther Lyon and the Lombard Foot & Ankle Clinic serves Warrenville, Elgin, Wood Dale, Aurora, Carol Stream, Carpentersville, Chicago, Clarendon Hills, Darien, Downers Grove, Elgin, Elmhurst, Glen Ellyn, Hinsdale, Lisle, Naperville, Oak Park, Streamwood, Warrenville, Wheaton, Willowbrook, Woodale and other western Chicago suburbs with treatments for Bunions, Diabetes Care, Foot Orthotics, Hammertoes, Plantar Warts, Heel and Ankle Pain, Ingrown Toenails and Neuroma. |
Dr.
Lyon is committed to providing the highest standard of quality
medical care, using the latest, most effective, and safest technologies
available to diagnose and treat all of your foot and ankle concerns.
She is trained in the most advanced conservative and surgical
treatments of the foot and ankle. 
Conservative
care treatments can include management of bacterial or fungal
infections, wound or ulcer treatments, removal of corns or calluses,
trimming or removal of ingrown toenails, and wart removal. Furthermore,
Dr. Lyon can conservatively provide relief from the discomfort
of a variety of other complicated foot and ankle problems such
as heel and arch pain, ankle injuries, overuse injuries, bunions,
hammer toes, skin disorders, nail problems, athlete’s foot,
sprains, fractures, bone spurs, numbness in feet, neuromas, plantar
fascitis, gout, or arthritis. 