Ingrown Nail Care
Ingrown toenails is a common nail condition which arises from nail matrix changes often caused by physical trauma to the nail. Sports activity and certain work footwear that are tight on the toes often lead to this condition. Other senarios such as, inappropriate cutting, fungal infection or nail loss and regrowth can also result in ingrown nail. The mechanism of an ingrown toenail, also known as onychocryptosis, is a nail that grows into the flesh or sulcus, on the side of the nail. The penetration of the offending edge of the nail causes an acute inflammatory response from the body's immune system.
Ingrown toenails are very painful and result in inflammation of the surrounding tissues as well as hypergranulation growth. If left untreated an ingrown toenail can lead to bacterial infection.
Ingrown toenail treatment at our FootWise clinic is aimed at treating the cause of the ingrown nail. This involves careful removal of the nail spike by a podiatrist. Treatment is usually simple and effective if attended to early. Repetitive ingrown toenails require a nail surgery to effectively prevent reoccurance, especially when routine nail care cannot sufficiently stop the inflammations.
If you think you have an ingrown toenail it is vital that you seek early treatment with us. If left untreated, baterial infection of an ingrown toenail can increase the risk of underlying bone infection. FootWise team are specially trained to effectively remove offending nail edges and prevent further inflammation.
Surgerical procedure of this condtion involves local anesthetics administration to ensure surgical comfort as well as chemically eradicating the matrix cells that is growing in the wrong direction. At FootWise we have developed a procedure which is minimally invasive and low risk of post surgical inflammation. This greatly increases the post surgery asthetics of the nail as well as complications.
