What is an ingrown nail?
When the nail is curved from its outer end and grows into the skin, this nail is called an ingrown nail, and some may see that an ingrown nail reduces the beauty of appearance only, especially that it is common in young people of both sexes.
THERE ARE SOME CAUSES OF AN INGROWN NAIL:
- When the tip of the nail grows towards the skin, it causes a small wound.
- Falling heavy objects on the nail or wearing shoes that are too tight for long periods of time.
- Infection of the nails
- Cutting the nails in the wrong way, so that the person cuts his nails to be too short, which leads to the growth of the skin above them, and therefore when the nail grows, it grows between the skin and the flesh, so it is embedded here.
AN INGROWN TOENAIL TREATMENT :
- The treatment would be very simple and you can do it at home by making a water bath if it was discovered very soon.
- Medical treatment
- Surgical intervention or surgical treatment is the last resort that you resort to when the previous methods of treatment do not succeed.
The cost of the surgery depends on several factors that are determined by the doctor alone after diagnosing the condition.
It does not cause gangrene; but it causes severe pain and an abscess can occur, but it is a purulent gathering that causes intolerance to put the foot on the ground.
There are no complications; but if it is not removed, an abscess will occur.
No, the patient would have general anesthesia, it is determined according to the patient’s desire, but in most cases the anesthesia is regional.
It is recommended to rest at home for two days with constant care of the wound and disinfection, and the healing process takes 4-7 days after the surgery and it varies from person to person.