# How, Specifically, Does The Surgeon Remove A Heel Spur? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [September 5, 2015, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-specifically-does-the-surgeon-remove-a-heel-spur/729961 "2015-09-05T00:35:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
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What sort of tool(s) does a surgeon use to remove a heel spur, and how does she do it? ---
**Author:** ![minor7flat5](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/minor7flat5/32/258_2.png) [@minor7flat5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minor7flat5)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2015, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-specifically-does-the-surgeon-remove-a-heel-spur/729961/2 "2015-09-05T01:03:29Z")
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…](http://www.dovemed.com/heel-spur-removal/) > [@](#): > > In endoscopic plantar fasciotomy, two slits are made around the heel. Through these slits in the side of the heel, a small camera is inserted, which allows the surgeon to see the injured area. The surgeon then, detaches or cuts the plantar fascia ligament from the heel bone using a small knife, relieving the tension that created plantar fasciitis After reading [this woman’s memoirs](http://www.tendonitisexpert.com/plantar-facia-release-and-heel-spur-removal-one-month-ago.html)of her first month of recovery, I never want to get a heel spur.