Ingrown Nail
Ingrown Nail
Ingrown toenails or onychocryptosis, are commonly encountered in our clinic. Patients usually present with moderate pain in the affected toe, however, with progression, infection, severe pain and even difficulty walking or playing sports can occur.
Possible causes of ingrown toenails include improperly trimmed nails or “picking at nails”, hyperhidrosis or sweaty feet, poorly fitting footwear, trauma (including sports ), abnormal nail shape (e.g. involuted nails), obesity, or tight-fitting shoes.
The Treatment
Although many treatment modalities are used including conservative nail trimming, loose footwear and antibiotics, surgical nail wedge resections with phenol matrixectomy remains the definitive treatment for ingrown nails.
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