Angioplasty of stenosis beyond severely angulated bends (acute angle less than 60¡) can be technically difficult. In addition to the difficulty traversing these severe bends with a guidewire, once crossed, even the lowest profile over-the-wire balloon catheter may not advance around these severe angulations. The utility of fixed-wire balloon catheters is often limited by prolapse of the distal wire tip. We describe a technique of shaping a fixed-wire balloon catheter to prevent wire prolapse while traversing severely angulated bends and its successful use in two consecutive cases where conventional methods failed.