Nail Conditions
In-growing toenails present in a variety of ways depending upon severity and duration, often becoming infected with antibiotics required. Common causes for in-growing toenails include:
- Tight shoes
- Trauma
- Poor nail cutting
- Wide involuted nail plate
Diagnosis is made through clinical presentation. If a differential diagnosis is suspected a x-ray maybe requested.
Conservative care for in-growing toenails may include packing the nail sulci, changing footwear to a wider/deeper to box.
If conservative care is unsuccessful nail surgery maybe recommended.
Specialist Treatment
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Indications for Nail Treatment
Treatment maybe indicated for:
- Failure of conservative care to resolve condition
- Recurring ingrowing nails
- Painful involuted nails
- Infected ingrowing nails
- Deformed nail shape
- Fungal nail