Welcome to the Website of

Dr. Michael Zapf, DPM, MPH, FACFAS

 Thank you for visiting my website. I have been placing information and articles on this site for many years and have received millions of  hits during that time (and not that many of them were mine). I have designed it for people who like to read about their foot and ankle problems. Since I started the web site, I have added two associates to my practice, Dr. Darren Payne and Dr. Stephen Benson.  Since my site is filled with just my thoughts and opinions they are not, necessarily, shared by my colleagues. To see our less controversial (and less windy) practice web site, I offer you: www.ConejoFeet.com, the practice site for The Agoura Los Robles Podiatry Centers (ALRPC). The ALRPC practice site has a lot of material about our office, many of our policies and the registration forms to be filled out before your visit. I suggest all prospective patients visit www.ConejoFeet.com.

 I made the web site to give my patients the extra depth information that I don’t always have time to cover in the office visit. Visitors who are not my patients are welcome to browse the information found here. My younger colleagues are both under 50 and they, like many their age, do not favor in depth reading. They prefer their information presented to them in a few short, crisp bullet points. I, being of the, ahem, older generation, like to read about my ailments in greater depth. Here, I present the greater depth. If you ask a question about heel pain or bunions that I have not answered in my two monographs, I will quickly add it so that it is as complete as I can make it. If you agree with this philosophy, welcome to my page. If you correspond with me please let me know if you like the in depth reporting.

 Remember, this site is in no way intended to tell you how your own ailment or problem should be treated, only the approach I use when confronted with certain situations. Your problem may well be different from what you think it is and should always be evaluated by the appropriate professional, whether podiatrist, orthopedist or other authority. Please understand that I, nor anyone else, can offer you a proper diagnosis or treatment plan without seeing and feeling the problem at hand (foot?).  Happy reading.

 Sincerely, Michael Zapf, DPM, MPH, FACFAS, FACFAOM

 P.S. All the information in this web site is © by me and it is mine alone. No picture or any of the articles cannot be used by anyone without permission from me, personally.

01/08/2012

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This page will show some pictures of things that podiatrists can see in practice. 

Double click the pictures to see them larger.

Examine them and see if you have any idea what is going on. Follow the links and see if you have guessed right.

1. This is a 60 year old man who presented with a flock of "purple spots" at the tips of his toes. A few days prior he underwent a coronary angioplasty (placing a tube in a heart artery and spreading it wider for improved blood flow). He is not on coumadin - a blood thinner. Answer a

2.  This is a 30ish woman with a 6 month history of swelling of the right 4th toe. There was no history of trauma, injury or infection. She suffers from migraines, has psoriasis, gall bladder problems, hip arthritis and ringing in her ears. What is causing her toe to be swollen.

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This young woman came to the office complaining of fungus under her right big toe nail. DOUBLE CLICK on the photo to see what it looks like up close. Note the color which will help to distinguish it from a fungus infection. -a

This 60 year old woman reports that she developed a painful black and blue lesion on the tip of her right 3rd toe. What is this thing? See a

See a to see if her husband should remove these lesions.

This is a 55 year old woman who complained that the side of her right foot hurt in almost every pair of shoes she tried to wear. What is that thing on the side of her foot?

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This is the leg of a most attractive young lady with a strange multi-colored fantastic plant on the outside of the right leg. It actually extends from the ankle to the (very) upper thigh. She is coming in for weekly sclerosing injections for neuromas and I get to see the leg on days she is not working.  I understand that this one on the left side goes from the lower calf to (way) above the leg (I'll take her word on that). For a better look at this leg (and she did give me permission to put this on the web) please click a 

This thing on the outside of Werner's right foot toe has been present for several months. It has resisted treatment by two other doctors before me. What is it? See

This bump on the tip of the big toe (double click the picture to get a better view) belongs to a 12 year old dancer names Porsia. She first noted it about 2 weeks before her visit. To touch it, the bump is hard, not soft and fleshy. To learn what it is Double click on -->

        This is a photographs of Anna's foot during a bunion surgery. She is an 18 year old young woman who had a surprise for me when I opened the foot to get to the bone causing her bunion - she has blue-gray bone. Now what could cause the bone to be so discolored in an otherwise perfectly healthy young woman? For the answer double click on --> 

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Last modified: January 08, 2012