Ingrown toenail is one of the most common minor surgery conditions. When the nail edge penetrates surrounding skin, it causes pain, inflammation, and infection. Simple surgical treatment solves the problem permanently.
Treatment Stages:
- Assessment: We determine severity — is there infection? Is it recurrent? Is there excess granulation tissue (proud flesh)?
- Anesthesia: Complete digital nerve block — the entire toe is numbed with two injections at its base. Nearly painless.
- Procedure:
- First-time simple case: Remove only the ingrown nail portion.
- Recurrent case: Partial removal with matrix destruction (Phenol matrixectomy) — phenol applied to the nail matrix to permanently prevent regrowth of the problematic section. 95% success rate.
- Severe case: Total nail removal with matrix destruction (Zadek's procedure) — rarely needed.
- Dressing: Light non-compressive dressing with topical antibiotic.
After the Procedure:
Mild pain for 1-2 days. Complete healing within 2-4 weeks. No effect on walking from the next day.
At BEIT TARIQ Center, we treat hundreds of ingrown toenail cases with high expertise and excellent results.