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Lawanda Moraldo, a reggae hip-hop singer who goes by the stage name Essence, says her feet used to be a source of embarrassment for her.
And as a performer, she says her less-than-pretty feet affected her stage act -- in short, when it came to her stage show, many toe-baring fashions were simply out of reach.
So, Moraldo -- like a growing number of women -- sought out the help of a podiatric surgeon to give her feet a surgical makeover.
She had her toes straightened and corns removed last year, and she says the reward outweighs any potential risks.
"I always said, the day I do my feet is the day I get rich, or where my career starts to pick up," she said. "And as soon as I did my feet, I started getting calls."
Moraldo isn't the only woman who has sought a cosmetic foot procedure for an extra confidence boost. But as the number of women seeking the procedures grows -- along with the number of doctors who offer these surgical tweaks -- many doctors are beginning to question whether some of these procedures are worth the risk.