Quote Originally Posted by jasmine View Post
Always get so many great ideas re my aching feet here! Ok what are met buttons??
They are self-adhesive teardrop shaped pillows that you stick to the forward portion of the arch contour of the insole of a shoe. They essentially extent the center of the arch contour forward so it supports the length of arch of the foot more. Metatarsal buttons or metatarsal domes.

Not to be confused with metatarsal pads or cushions, which go under the metatarsal heads to supplant the cushioning of the ball of the foot for someone who is elderly or diabetic or who has somehow lost or damaged the fibrous fatty padding in the ball of the foot.