Bunion Removal Side Effects and Warnings

Possible Complications

If you are planning to have a bunion removal, your doctor will review a list of possible complications, which may include:

• Swelling
• Infection
• Bleeding
• Toe may be misaligned or too short
• The bunion may recur

Factors that may increase the risk of complications include:

• Smoking and alcohol abuse
• Diabetes
• Poor nutrition
• Poor health

Call Your Doctor

After arriving home, contact your doctor if any of the following occurs:

• Signs of infection, including fever and chills
• Redness, swelling, increasing pain, excessive bleeding, or any discharge from the site
• Cough, shortness of breath, or chest pain
• Pain that you cannot control with the medicines you have been given
• Nausea and/or vomiting that you cannot control with the medicines you were given after surgery, or which persist for more than two days after discharge from the hospital
• Swelling or pain in the calf or leg

In case of an emergency, CALL 911.