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What is a Plantar Fibroma?

Plantar fibromas are rare, benign growths on the ligament that stretches from your heel to your toe, called the plantar fascia. A plantar fibroma is small and may go unnoticed at first but can cause pain after a while. It might feel like a pebble or stone, and you may even be able to see a bump on the bottom of your foot.

You may have a plantar fibroma in one or both feet. The growths grow slowly and are usually no larger than an inch. Plantar fibroma sometimes forms in clusters, as part of a rare disease called plantar fibromatosis, or Ledderhose disease.

It’s not completely clear what causes plantar fibroma, so there aren’t any accurate steps to avoid them. It’s likely there’s a hereditary component, and they may build in response to trauma on the bottom of the foot. Though anyone can develop them, they most often affect men during middle age.