Advanced Wound Care
Chronic and complex wounds require a coordinated, evidence-based approach. Dr. O'Carroll provides comprehensive wound care across the Central Coast.
Learn more →Toe & Forefoot · Treatments
Bunions, hammertoes, neuromas, ingrown nails, and forefoot reconstruction.
Chronic and complex wounds require a coordinated, evidence-based approach. Dr. O'Carroll provides comprehensive wound care across the Central Coast.
Learn more →When infection, ischemia, or non-healing wounds threaten the foot or limb, expert limb salvage surgery preserves function whenever possible - and provides the most functional amputation when it is not.
Learn more →Curettage, grafting, and en bloc excision for symptomatic or imaging-equivocal benign bone lesions of the foot and ankle.
Learn more →Modern bunion correction - including Lapiplasty® 3D correction. Dr. O'Carroll matches the procedure to your deformity, instability, and lifestyle.
Learn more →Immobilization is a powerful treatment for fractures, sprains, tendon injuries, and ulcers. The right device for the right injury makes the difference.
Learn more →Targeted injections for nerve entrapment, neuroma, and tendon-sheath inflammation provide accurate diagnosis and durable relief in selected patients.
Learn more →Prescription orthotics, made to your foot and your gait, can transform pain from chronic conditions like plantar fasciitis, PTTD, and arthritis.
Learn more →In-office musculoskeletal ultrasound provides immediate, dynamic imaging of tendons, ligaments, nerves, and soft-tissue masses - at the point of care.
Learn more →For end-stage arthritis and selected deformities, fusion provides durable, predictable pain relief and restores alignment.
Learn more →Image-guided removal of splinters, glass, needles, and other retained foreign bodies - including those invisible on plain X-ray.
Learn more →Open reduction and internal fixation of displaced and articular foot and ankle fractures - restoring alignment to prevent post-traumatic arthritis.
Learn more →Definitive surgical removal of symptomatic ganglion cysts - including the joint or tendon-sheath stalk to minimize recurrence.
Learn more →Definitive surgical correction of rigid and progressively painful hammertoes - restoring straight toes and comfortable footwear.
Learn more →Soft-tissue abscesses of the foot need timely incision and drainage to prevent spread. Dr. O'Carroll provides urgent in-office and operative drainage.
Learn more →Image-guided joint injections - corticosteroid, hyaluronic acid, and biologic - provide diagnostic clarity and meaningful relief for arthritis and inflammatory joint pain.
Learn more →Targeted bone cuts to relieve forefoot overload, correct alignment, and address metatarsalgia that has failed conservative care.
Learn more →For Morton's neuromas that have failed conservative care, surgical excision provides definitive, durable relief.
Learn more →For patients with diabetes, neuropathy, vascular disease, or thickened/dystrophic nails, professional nail care prevents serious complications and improves comfort.
Learn more →For chronic sesamoiditis or sesamoid fracture nonunion that has failed conservative care, sesamoidectomy provides reliable relief.
Learn more →For wounds that have stalled, bioengineered skin substitutes and autografts can dramatically accelerate healing. Dr. O'Carroll uses the right product for the right wound.
Learn more →Marginal and wide excision of benign and selected malignant soft-tissue tumors of the foot and ankle, with attention to function and cosmesis.
Learn more →Removing nonviable tissue is the foundation of every successful wound treatment. Dr. O'Carroll provides expert sharp and surgical debridement.
Learn more →A simple, definitive in-office procedure for recurrent ingrown toenails. Done correctly, recurrence rates are very low.
Learn more →A stepwise, evidence-based approach to clearing plantar warts - including the stubborn ones that have failed home treatment.
Learn more →Schedule a consultation with Dr. O'Carroll at our Pismo Beach or Santa Maria office. Dr. O'Carroll's schedule fills quickly - we recommend requesting an appointment as early as you can to get on the list.