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A member asked:
How painful is it to have an operation on an ingrown toenail?
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Minimal: A local anesthetic is used to numb the toe and there is minimal pain after surgery.
Answered 1/7/2014
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Minor pain: There are ways to surgically treat ingrown toenails so that there is minimal pain during the procedure and after. Regional anesthesia and good postoperative pain control can make this vitually painless. Go to: www.Orthodoc.Aaos.Org/footankle for more information.
Answered 5/6/2019
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Ingrown nail: The procedure itself is painless as the toe is anesthetized via local anesthetic. Post op i find my patients rarely take more than tylenol (acetaminophen) - if they even take that. Including kids
Answered 1/7/2014
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