If there is a tremendously common foot condition that affects many people today, bunions are probably one of the most normal and common. What are the causes? Actually they are more varied than you are thought, and although genetic influences in its appearance (for example because there is a defect in the mechanical structure of the foot), our habits are also crucial.
Inadequate use of footwear, which tends to press the fingers on the inside of the shoe, limiting the normal movement of the fingers. In this sense, there exist two footwears that commonly influence the formation of the annoying bunions: on the one hand, high-heeled shoes, and on the other, both flip-flops and sandals. This is why it is very common in women.