Unfortunately my right foot is so deformed, with the big toe strongly curving to the right pushing up the second toe, the Toe Separators are too flexible to hold the big toe in place. I wish there was an underlying flat piece to hold the separators down, as the separator part between the first and second toe just keeps popping up out of place. I've worn these sorts of toe separators for years hoping that it would at least slow down the deformity of the big toe, but it doesn't seem to have helped...or at least it didn't stop the process. Now it seems surgery is my only choice, and I can't possibly stay off my foot for three months during healing. Arrrgh!