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The feft side head of my fibula sticks out?

The left side head of the fibula sticks out. I've had it since i was little but the doctors told my mom that it was normal. I'm currently 21 years old and feel insecure since i believe its the cause of my scolisosis which is like a 25 curve. (my left rib sticks out too) I am also more flexible on my left leg than my right. I also noticed the way i walk, like if I'm bringing my foot in (don't know if that. makes sense. I went to the doctor recently and he told me that that is not normal. I went to get some xrays done but he said everything looked normal. When i bend my knee people think that its dislocated. Even when the leg is stretch out you can see the sucker. I've Google search to see what can be done but can't seem to find nothing on my case. Except for leg length disorder, but its the location of the fibula that is causing either scoliosis or lld. What can i do? I really do feel the difference in my leg. The doctor is as clueless as me.
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I have the same thing but it's on both sides.  I also have scoliosis but I don't think the two are connected.  I'm extremely insecure about them also so much so that I never wear anything above the knee unless absolutely necessary (on the beach or at the pool).  
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I too have the fibula protruding on the left side and yes it’s upsetting especially when I was growing up and skirts were short. My Mom took me to Shriners hospital to see if the doctors had a a solution/surgery or something but all the doctors came up with is if they shaved off some of the head it would leave me with a unstable knee since there are ligaments attached to the head. So nothing was done much to the disappointment of me! So I just lived with it and still did a lot of sports. I’m older now but I too was miffed to a solution unless the doctors have a new solution to this problem. All doctors say it’s cosmetic not a real problem! Easy for them to say...they don’t have to live with this abnormality!
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