[Ingrown Toenail] Severe pain making walking difficult - Review of my visit to "Chamsarang Clinic"

I visited the local Cham Sarang Clinic because the pain from ingrown toenails was so severe that walking was difficult.

I saw the orthopedic surgeon, and they said I have ingrown toenails. Currently, my condition is considered to be on the severe side of ingrown toenails.

The toenail is digging into the flesh, causing severe inflammation, redness, and intense pain.

I visited the hospital to consider surgery.

 

First, they recommend starting with medication and wound care, and if that still doesn't work, surgical treatment should be considered.

 

Ingrown toenail surgery should be performed by someone with extensive experience and proper knowledge of the procedure.

 

If the person has little experience or does not understand surgery properly, only the ingrown part of the nail is removed.

 

Then, they say it will definitely recur 100% later.

 

Ingrown toenails should not only have the part of the nail that has dug into the flesh removed, but also the nail bed must be removed to prevent recurrence.

 

When performing ingrown toenail surgery, local anesthesia is administered by injecting anesthesia into the toe, which was very painful.

 

After anesthesia, the area where the skin was cut was thoroughly cleaned, the nail was removed, including the root of the nail, and then sutured.

 

After ingrown toenail surgery, the anesthesia wears off and it hurts a lot. It was so painful that I had difficulty sleeping all day.

This is a ingrown toenail surgery I never want to undergo again.

 

To prevent ingrown toenails, it is said that you should not cut your toenails in a rounded shape.

It is recommended to cut the toenails straight across, with the ends slightly protruding on both sides.

They say that's how the toenail doesn't dig into the flesh.

 

Although it's a local clinic, the orthopedic surgeon is very kind and provides very detailed explanations, which I really like, and he also performs surgeries very well.

 

Starting today, I will cut my toenails straight to prevent ingrown toenails from forming.

 

Cashdoc users, please cut your toenails straight to prevent ingrown toenails.

 

If you develop an ingrown toenail, do not try to treat it yourself at home; instead, visit the hospital early for treatment.