Ingrown toe nail

Ingrown toe nail is a condition in which nail starts to grow inside your toe skin. This causes excruciating pain and infection in toes leading to difficulty in walking. Dr. Rahul is among the Top Plastic Surgeons in India offering his services at Collagen Clinics which is the best advanced, anti-ageing and cosmetic dermatology and plastic surgery clinic in north India.

What Causes of Ingrown Toenail?

• Wearing uncomfortable and tight footwear
• Improper nail cutting
• Nail injury
• Having curved toenails

      How is Ingrown Toenail Treatment Done?

 Ingrown toenail procedure is performed under local anesthesia and is a day care surgery. Treating surgeon removes part of nail or sometimes whole of your nail to get rid of this condition. Also surgeon will destroy the nail bed from the sides to prevent recurrence. The doctor then applies a clean compression bandage on the toenail.

Benefits of Ingrown Toenail Surgery

• Quick, painless and daycare procedure.
• Best available treatment for ingrown toenail.
• Gives permanent results.
• Minimal downtime.

What precautions do I’ve to take after procedure?

• You should rest your foot for the first 48 hours after the Ingrown toenail surgery.
• Keep your foot elevated to reduce the swelling.
• Take the prescribed antibiotics and analgesics on time.
• Avoid prolonged walking and strenuous exercise.
• Clean your treated area very gently with betadine and normal saline.
• Avoid tight footwear.