Surgical Treatment Best Option for Chronic Ingrown Toenails: MD Podiatrist

 
Regarding the treatment of ingrown toenails, Daniel Michaels, DPM, says it can be conservative or surgical: “For those patients who present the problem sporadically or eventually, a conservative treatment can be considered with periodic visits scheduled by the podiatrist as long as they are spaced apart in a reasonable time. On some occasions, it will be necessary to use anesthesia to eliminate the nail fragment (spicule) causing the problem and perform a proper canal cleaning.”
 
The best option without a doubt is to opt for surgical treatment. “Today, we perform interventions to narrow the nail with local anesthesia, completely painless and with a post-surgical procedure that requires practically no rest and no or minimal discomfort. To all this, we must add success rates very close to 100% and minimal complications, which makes this treatment the most recommended option when the problem is recurrent. It is a very safe, effective, and definitive treatment,” says Dr. Michaels.