An extremely common complication following hammer toe surgery or claw toe surgery is for the toes to remain swollen. This swelling can last upwards of a year. Generally, this swelling is no fault of the surgeon and just is due to bad luck and toes being prone to swelling after the surgery. There are many different treatments for this swelling including NSAIDS (i.e Motrin), ACE wraps, ice and elevation. One treatment that can help 24-7 is to get a toe compression sock, (I would get more then one). This is easy to put on and off. You can place the sock underneath your other socks. So if you are looking for a treatment for your persistent hammer toe swelling after surgery this is the best product on the market.
