Wednesday, February 10, 2010

What do i expect with the removal of an ingrown toenail.?

I am 13 years old and i have had 2 really bad ingrown toenails since July. I have an appointment to get them removed tomorrow and i wanted to know what i should expect from the surgery. I have heard of different procedures they have to get this done and i honestly dont know which i am going trough. So what can i expect when i go in tomorrow.?What do i expect with the removal of an ingrown toenail.?
Expect lots and lots of numbness and then about a day or 2 later, pain. and don't walk on your foot (or feet) for about 4 days.What do i expect with the removal of an ingrown toenail.?
The main thing you should expect is relief of the constant pain. My mom got her ingrown toenail surgically done--had a little pain for maybe a week after from the surgery itself (she had painkillers but stopped having to use them after 2 days--but she's very stoic about pain). The surgeon will surgically cut away the whole side of your nail that is cutting into your skin (so your toenail will have this side where there is no more nail--until it grows in again). The nail bed underneath the nail will be exposed. Your nail will eventually grow back in (it'll take months) but it'll give your toe time to heal from the nail cutting into it and, hopefully, when the nail grows back in it won't stab into your flesh (your doctor will keep an eye on how it grows back in). You won't be able to wear any closed-toe shoes for a couple of weeks after surgery while your toe heals but once everything is healed (within weeks), you'll be so glad you did it and it was all worth it.

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