Ingrown toe nail can be very debilitating. A condition which usually affects the big toe but can occur within any toe. The toenail grows into the skin causing redness, pain and possibly infection.
Ingrown toe nails occur due to
At Penguin Podiatry our Director/Principal podiatrist Khush has a great interest in helping her patients who suffer from long term ingrown
toe nails.
Fig 1: Partial Nail Avulsion Fig 2: Full Nail Avulsion
A partial nail avulsion (PNA) surgery is a permanent removal of a side of a nail that is ingrowing. The procedure involves the use of local anaesthetic and phenolisation to achieve the best results.
A total nail avulsion (TNA) surgery involves the removal of the full length of the nail that is damaging the skin. This produce is done using local anaesthetic and phenolisation to achieve the best result.
