Did the angle of your bunions improve? This blog post suggests that maybe the bony growth could improve over time. Though, I'm not sure if that process depends on just having better fitting footwear or going barefoot, or if the big toe also needs to be straightened first through exercises.
www.blog.healthyfootcoach.com/2012/11/big-bony-bunion-bump.html
For the past 3 years, I've been using toe separators to straighten out my bunions and also needing progressively wider shoes, as a result. I'm starting to be able to keep the big toes straight without toe separators. I've noticed that biomechanics feel different when walking, now. I can feel my feet rolling through the 1st and 2nd metarsals, and then through the toes. I'm not sure if this is what people without bunions feel when walking. Anyone?
After my big toes strengthen a bit more and feel comfortable in their newly straightened positions, I'm going to start back into some running. I think that my hiatus from running has been helpful, such that I'm not putting too much stress on my feet, while getting the big toes repositioned.
I"m not sure if the actual bone angles improved.
The right bunion was always the worst, and that looks better after almost 2 yrs as minimal/bf/no more "regular" shoes, but it may just be that I splay my toes more.
My feet overall are wider than they were (but that may just be that my tolerance for squishing my forefoot is greatly diminished).
The disfiguring is still quite pronounced and obviously different from a healthy foot shape. Who knows what havoc it causes to my gait.
However, like I said, I had been experiencing regular throbbing pain on the right side across the metatarsals and often found it impossible to run even in the widest shoes, especially after a day on my feet. That I don't miss and assume it won't be coming back even if the disfigurement is permanent.
I'd be curious to know if the toe separators can actually change the geometry. It might be worth a try for me.