An ingrown toenail can be permanently corrected with a procedure calleda chemical matrixectomy. This procedure involves removing either a portion of the nail that is ingrown or the entire toenail in certain cases. To perform this procedure, we will first numb the toe with a local anesthetic. Wh...
If your ingrown toenail becomes infected and/or extremely painful, your doctor may recommend surgery to partially or completely remove the nail. After applying a local anesthetic, your doctor will use scissors to remove the ingrown part of the nail in a procedure called nail ablat...
It may also lead to a nonesthetic appearance in the toenail. Different treatment modalities have been developed, including removal of the nail plate, orthonyxia, Emmert procedure, wedge resection, Zadik's procedure, lateral approach, and ablation of the nail matrix using phenol or sodium hydroxide...
When you’ve had chronic ingrown toenail problems in the same toe, Dr. Petkov may recommendingrown toenail removal surgery. For this procedure, he removes the nail and nail bed. Your nail won’t grow back after this surgery. Read more:Everything You Need to Know About Ingrown Toenail Remova...
The Center of Excellence designation reflects superior quality of care, education and experience as related to the HyProCure® medical procedure... <Learn More> Ingrown Toenail - Ingrown toenails occur when the edge of the nail grows into the skin of the toe. They can be painful with redness...
BackgroundIngrown toenail is a common disease that causes pain and discomfort. There are conservative and surgical treatments, but many have the drawbacks of recurrence and long recovery time.ObjectiveTo analyze for the first time the results of a technique called nail splinting using a flexible ...
Nail splitter device for implementing a wedge resection procedure to remove an ingrown toenailDouglas S Gaillard