How, Specifically, Does The Surgeon Remove A Heel Spur?

What sort of tool(s) does a surgeon use to remove a heel spur, and how does she do it?

I have always wondered the same thing. As a runner, I always imagined that one day I would feel the pain of a heel spur.

It seems like recovery is far worse than the procedure itself.

From here…

After reading this woman’s memoirsof her first month of recovery, I never want to get a heel spur.