A 36-year-old member asked:
i've got chronically ingrown toenails. how do i stop this once and for all?
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Dr. Addagada Rao answered
56 years experience General Surgery
Get rid of toenail: You develop due to wearing narrow shoes, once ingrown part of the nail excised, matrix at the edge is cautarized it should not recur most likely still using narrow shoes, switch to wide toe box shoes.If still have problem removal of nail along with entire matrix may the answer then you will not have nail.
Answered on Sep 28, 2016
A Verified Doctor answered
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See doctor: The edge of the nail that is ingrown can be permanently removed and causes little to no cosmetic change in the nail appearance. Its not very painful-don't worry.
Answered on Mar 19, 2014
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Dr. Ellen Wenzel answered
14 years experience Podiatry
In office procedure: This is generally an in office procedure. The toe is numbed with a local anesthetic and then special instruments are used to cut out the ingrown portion of the nail. Depending on the status of the ingrown nail (ie infected, chronic, etc) a permanent ablation of the cells that produce the nail to that side may be considered.
Answered on Feb 12, 2013
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Dr. Howard Fox answered
42 years experience Podiatry
You're : You're describing something called a pyogenic granuloma. It's not all that uncommonly associated with an infected ingrown toenail. When an ingrown t ... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. Grace Torres-hodges answered
23 years experience Podiatry
See a podiatrist: After evaluation, you may have options: debridement, avulsion (temporary removal) or matrixectomy (permanent removal) of the nail. There are also som ... Read More
A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. Johnnie Alston answered
15 years experience Podiatry
Remove the nail: You can have all or part of the nail permanently removed.
A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. Heidi Fowler answered
25 years experience Psychiatry
Podatrist: It would be a good idea to see your local podiatrist. Bathroom surgery often leads to bad outcomes. Good luck.
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