Feels like you are walking on pebbles?
If it feels like you’re stepping on rocks/pebbles or bruises every time you walk, you may be experiencing fat pad atrophy—a condition where the natural padding in your heel or the ball of your foot thins out over time. Without that cushion, every step puts painful pressure on bones, joints, and skin.
At Elite Foot & Ankle, Our doctors offer an innovative solution: Liposana Fat Pad Restoration, a minimally invasive treatment that restores comfort and helps protect your feet for the long run.
What Is Fat Pad Atrophy?
Your feet naturally contain fat pads that act like shock absorbers. With age, activity, steroid injections, or after surgery, these pads can shrink or shift.
Common signs include:
- Sharp or aching pain in the ball of the foot or heel
- Feeling like you’re “walking on bone”
- Pain when standing barefoot or in unsupportive shoes
- Calluses, corns, or recurring skin irritation in high-pressure spots
- Difficulty staying active due to foot pain
Liposana Fat Pad Restoration
Liposana is a regenerative injectable designed to rebuild lost cushioning in the heel or forefoot. It creates a natural-feeling buffer between your bones and the ground, redistributing pressure and relieving pain.
Benefits of Liposana and our FatRenew System:
- Restores comfort for walking, standing, or exercise
- Reduces pain in the heel or ball of the foot
- Protects bones and joints from excess pressure
- Supports long-term joint and skin health
- In-office procedure with minimal downtime
What to Expect:
- The area is numbed with a local anesthetic
- Liposana is precisely injected into areas of fat pad loss
- Treatment takes about 15–30 minutes
- Most patients resume normal activities within 24–48 hours
- Results last several months to over a year, depending on lifestyle and activity level
- Our doctors may also recommend custom orthotics, offloading devices, or regenerative therapies alongside Liposana to extend results and keep pressure evenly distributed.
Is it covered by insurance?
Unfortunately, fat pad injections are not covered by insurance. We do work with CareCredit to offer you payments plans to help alleviate the pain in your feet.
If you are interested in learning more check out our video on Hello! Rose City
You can also call us and set up an appointment to discuss whether you are a candidate for our FatRenew Fat Rejuvenation treatment.
