Ingrow Toenail Removal

The reason to get surgical nail removal for ingrown toenail actually depends on the stage that the occurrence has.  There are three stages for ingrown toenail simply classified as Stage 1, Stage 2 and Stage 3.  The treatments for these three vary a lot from each other because each stage has its own characteristics to present.

The first stage of ingrown toenail is associated with slight painful sensations.  It may also contain an edema or the buildup of excess fluid in between tissues cells.  For this ingrown toenail stage, your doctor may recommend mild treatments such as warm foot soaks or antibiotic or topical solutions.

For the second stage, the pain increases as well as the appearance of the toenails are graver.  Infection and pus drainage are also very prominent on the toes.  With such condition, your physician may usually conduct the so-called partial nail avulsion.

The third stage obviously is the worst of the three.  The nail folds are apparently affected as well as some tissues may bear too much pus in it.  It is because of this that surgical nail removal may already be necessary.

Surgical nail removal for ingrown toenail

If you want to know how surgical nail removal for ingrown toenail may be done, it pays to take note of some important things you need during the process.  In preparation for the procedure, you must know the materials and equipment used as well as how the process is being done.  In like manner, you must also know the different techniques used.

•    Matricectomy.  Traditionally, this surgical ingrown toenail removal procedure contains phenol in it.  In the process, the phenol leads to the destruction of underlying tissues of the skin and may result to inflammation and unsightly discharge.  The recent medicinal breakthroughs on this procedure include laser which is quite expensive and the electrosurgical technique which is more favored because of the outcome it delivers to the patient.

•    Lateral nail avulsion.  This is said to limit the capacity to remove the nail that had been affected by ingrown.  In most cases the surgical procedure is not successful because the nail matrix is left untouched.  When this happens, there is a possibility of regrowing another ingrown nail.

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