Financing options Promotional financing available when you pay with CareCredit. What is CareCredit? Procedure Details. What is an Ingrown Toenail Removal? How MDsave Works. Compare Prices. Buy Your Procedure. We start each appointment by assessing the toenail and discussing the likely cause of the problem. After you leave your appointment, if you have any questions, our team is available to speak to during business hours and can also reply by email.
We always put your health and well-being first and are here to help you in any way we can! Learn why you should ditch the home remedies for ingrown toenails here. Proper postoperative care is crucial to ensure that you can get back to your normal activities as quickly as possible with the lowest chance of complications. For most people, pain and discomfort will only last for a couple of days at most. Besides resting and avoiding excess activity, your toe should also be checked by your podiatrist days after the procedure.
Most people need just re-dressing appointments. With a short period of self care while the toe heals, you'll be back to your normal routine, without pain, in around weeks for most people. At weeks postoperatively, we perform a final check to assess outcomes and rule out the possibility of re-growth of the offending portion of toenail. There is no cost for the final check.
Don't risk complications associated with ingrown toenails. We offer a free of charge assessment to simply provide you with the most accurate information to base your treatment decisions around without financial obligation to have any treatment. Our advice is to wear open-toe shoes for seven days after the surgery to promote healing and comfort.
Only your GP can refer you on this plan and you would need to meet the inclusion criteria. Yes it does; with private health insurance you can claim for your ingrown toenail surgery.
See our relevant pricing table and item codes to be able to accurately communicate with your insurer. We also accept AfterPay for ingrown toenail surgery too. Yes absolutely — multiple research studies have proven Partial Nail Avulsion with phenolisation to have a success rate of Partial Nail Avulsion and phenolisation have lower post-operative pain compared to more aggressive ingrown toenail surgery methods.
There may be some post-operative pain once the local anaesthetic wears off, and this should be managed by over-the-counter painkillers like paracetamol. We suggest you wait two weeks before resuming vigorous physical exercise, to assist in the healing process. As Partial Nail Avulsion involves removing only a small portion of the nail, most patients will retain a cosmetically satisfactory result. If you have an especially small or delicate nail plate, then extra care will be taken to give the best possible cosmetic result.
Total Nail Avulsion surgery removes the entire toenail, and this procedure normally results in a good appearance with limited scarring.
We recommend you wear open-toe shoes for the first 48 hours. You should also avoid wearing constricting shoes until the nail has fully healed, for the best result. Although your toe will be numb after the procedure, you can still walk out of the clinic. We recommend that you rest and avoid activity for the rest of that day to minimize pain and ensure good healing. Although our surgery methods have a At The Foot Hub, we are here to look after you, so if this happens after your ingrown toenail surgery, we will re-do the procedure at no extra cost.
From start to finish the whole procedure only takes an hour. If there are more toenails being operated on, the procedure may take longer. We recommend a minimum of 48 hours off work. Your podiatrist will be able to write a medical certificate if needed. You will be able to walk after your ingrown toenail surgery. We recommend not to drive to and from your surgery. And we also recommend to raise your feet after your surgery. Skip to content. Considering ingrown toenail surgery and want to learn more?
Have a reccurent ingrown toenail and dont know what to do? INGrown toenail surgery is indicated for:. Chronic ingrown toenail Recurring ingrown toenail despite frequent conservative care Ingrown toenails that are negatively impacting your lifestyle, causing significant pain and footwear use problems. Click to see see classification of ingrown toenails. Types of Ingrown Toenail Surgery. During your pre-surgery assessment, your podiatrist will explain the different surgery options, and work out the best plan for your ingrown toenail removal as there are various options available.
Partial Nail Avulsion with phenolisation PNA is the most common procedure; the side of the toenail is permanently removed while maintaining a natural look. In rare cases, a Total Nail Avulsion TNA surgery will be required, where the entire nail is removed to avoid any potential future complications.
Partial Nail Avulsion. A quick procedure — just 45 to 60 minutes A normal-looking nail is left after healing 98 per cent success rate Fixes the issue permanently A quick recovery time. Total Nail Avulsion. What is phenolisation? Fast Healing. Step one — After the toe is numbed, a tourniquet is applied to limit blood flow for better visibility and phenol efficacy and the nail edge is cut and split from the nail plate. Step two — The cut nail edge is gently removed from the nail fold and any remaining fragments are removed.
Extra tissue that has grown over the site will also be removed at this point. Step three — The phenol acid is applied to destroy the nail matrix in three, 20 second applications and the toenail is flushed with a clean solution. Step four — The tourniquet is removed, the toe dressed with an antibiotic ointment and bandaged, and you can go home and relax. Local Anaesthetic. Download our guide on some steps you can do to overcome needle phobia.
Get your guide. Preparing for your ingrown toenail surgery. Arrange for someone to drop you off, or book a taxi Take enough time off work — we recommend a period of 48 hours of limited weight-bearing after the surgery We advise the use of open-toe shoes for a week after the procedure. If your job requires safety footwear then this period can be reduced to 48 hours.
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