Nail Surgery and Toenail Surgery

Nail Surgery and Toenail Surgery removal can be done for severe or returning fungal nail infections. The entire nail or only part of the nail can be removable.

Surgical nail removal can be done in a clinic or hospital. Doctor will give you an injection in the finger or toe to prevent pain. He or she will then loosen the skin around the nail from the nail and separate the nail from the skin by using a tool under the nail. If only part of the nail is disease, only the disease part is removable. Dr Sunny Medical Center Sarjapur road have best doctors for Nail Surgery and Toenail Surgery.

If you want to avoid future infection by preventing the nail from growing back, doctor can destroy the nail matrix. This is accomplished by applying a chemical to the cuticle area after the nail plate is remove. An ointment is apply to the wound, which is then cover with gauze and tape.

After that the first 24 to 48 hours, wash around the wound with clean water 2 times a day. Don’t use hydrogen peroxide or alcohol, which can slow healing.

However you may cover the wound with a thin layer of petroleum jelly. For instance such as Vaseline, and a nonstick bandage. Apply more petroleum jelly and replace the bandage as need.

Why it is necessary?

Surgical nail removal is usually perform only when a large portion of the nail is disease and damage. Also if your nails are very painful. For example, only the disease portion is removed, not the entire nail. This procedure is rarely need.

How well it works ?

After the disease nail has been remove, the infection can be further treat by applying an antifungal cream to the remaining infect area. Also by taking oral antifungal medicine.

Risks of this procedure includes

• Pain
• Infection
• You can reduce the risk of infection by keeping the area clean.
• Abnormal nail growth. When the nail grows back, it may be odd in shape and appearance.

Ingrown Toenails?

Common causes of ingrown toenails includes

• Wearing shoes that are too tight around your toe
• Cutting your toenails too short or with too much of a curve
• Toe or toenail injury
• Toenail naturally grows into a curve

Ingrown Toenail Surgery?

Doctor may recommend ingrown toenail surgery

• At-home remedies don’t resolve your ingrown toenail
• Recurring ingrown toenails
• If you have another condition such as diabetes that makes complications more likely
• Part of your toenail or the full toenail may need to be remove, depending on situation.
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