Dr. Frederick's Original Tailor's Bunion Pads, Low Profile, 6 ct

Helped to relieve pain

I was very confused about this product and ended up retuirning it. There is no adhesion on these. Granted, the top portion fits over your little toe, but the elongated part just flaps around with nothing to keep it in place.

They arrived on time and worked great

I got these because I got a new pair of suede roller skates and the break in process is painful on my [minor to moderate] tailors bunions. Initially the only frame of reference I had was not wearing them vs wearing them so from that standpoint they did help! There was still a tiny bit of pain, but I don’t expect a miracle for $10. I’m writing this, though, because today I forgot these at home and just used a pair of moleskin bunion protectors from Walgreens with my skates and IMMEDIATELY was in pretty bad pain. So much that after 30 min of skating I had to stop. Yesterday with the Dr. Fred’s pads I skates for about 2 hours and had no pain at all. Yes it is annoying that you have to tape them down, but that’s a small price to pay for a product that actually works! They’re also not toe spacers!! They’re just a pad so look elsewhere if you want a pad that doubles as a toe spacer! Well worth the money.

The product is fine, but instead of decreasing friction, it made my wide shoe less wide causing more friction and pain. You must account for the thickness of this pad with your shoes or it will only aggravate any foot issue you currently have.

So I had surgery on my right foot for a bunion and a tailor's bunion over 2 years ago and thankfully that helped with the pain, but unfortunately I also have a tailor's bunion on my left foot that's been starting to hurt a lot nowadays. I don't want to get surgery again unless I have to so I've been looking for other solutions. I was eyeing this for a while but I was skeptical of the quality and whether it would work or not. I finally bought them recently and I'm glad I did! The pads are a super thick and soft gel material and they cover my tailor bunion well. I wore them with sneakers and socks and my shoes didn't feel tight. I was able to run errands without pain and it felt amazing. My feet did start to hurt a little after a few hours but it was still better than before. The only downside is that after those few hours, my pinky toe felt a little pinched and got a little red from the toe loop, but I don't think there's much you can do about that. Hopefully I'll get used to it over time. I also haven't had any issues with the pads moving around in the shoe, I didn't tape them down but they stayed in place the whole time. I've worn them a couple times now, but so far so good! I'll update this review if there's any changes or problems.

I genuinely have no idea how this is supposed to decrease the pain of tailor’s bunions. it’s a very thin, very useless gel-like “cushion” which hangs loosely from your pinky toe. It doesn’t stick well to the foot, so you can only use it when wearing shoes that go with socks (aka no sandals/slides) - but that’s not the issue. The issue is my tailor’s bunions still HURT, badly. maybe even worse. Pressure on the bunion is not relieved with this product, but is actually almost worsened since it adds another layer and increases tightness and pressure along the outside of the foot. I don’t see any improvement in pain, symptoms, or appearance of my bunion when using this product at all.

Dr. Frederick's Original Tailor's Bunion Pads - 4 Pads - Soft Gel Bunionette Pad - Shield - Cover - Protector - Tailors Bunion Pain Relief - Bunions Treatment - One Size Fits All - Wear with Shoes A podiatrist recommended this type of cushion instead of the one I was crafting with scissors and tubular foam bandages. I chose the Dr. Frederick's, and I've been using it daily for more than two months. The pain in my foot continued unchanged for a bit, but gradually began to decline. The constant callous-corn cycle paused, and then started reversing (with a little encouragement from me). But best of all, the pad seems to be helping the cause of the bunion: unstable metatarsal bones in my left foot, the hangover from a torn ligament about four decades ago. I have less pain in the foot and more stamina, so I can stand longer and walk farther. I consider this almost miraculous, though I can't say that it will be so for all. The pad is easy to position and it stays in place under my sock. It's also quite easy to clean.