What is nail cutting?

Foot excision is when nails and sometimes the nail bed from which the legs grows, is surgically or destroyed. This procedure is usually used to treat overgrown legs and reinforced nails on the legs that do not respond to other treatment. Out-paciable surgery is relatively simple and does not require extensive follow-up care. The growing nails occur when the edge of the nail grows into the skin surrounding the nail, causing pain, swelling and often infections. Desperate nail usually develops from fungal nail bed infection. When nail recurrence recurrence or fungal infection in the nail bedroom does not respond to drug treatment, the excision on the feet is a way to prevent these problems. If the patient does not want the nail to grow, the nail bed will be destroyed by abrasive chemicals such as phenol, surgically excision or laser. Finally, the doctor cleans the area and applies antibiotic cream and bandage.

Wherever the nail bed is removed during nail excision, the nail will not grow again. Some patients will have a nail bed removed only on the often overgrown side of the nails, so the other half of the nails will remain and grow to protect the top of the tip. In other patients, the entire nail bed will be removed and the nails will no longer grow. This situation does not cause any problems and is usually not evident.

Home care after the procedure will be outlined by a physician and should be carefully observed to avoid infection. The wound can either be washed in the shower or soaked in a track, followed by fresh application of antibiotic ointment and bandage. Comfortable, free shoes will have to be worn and you need to avoid running or excessive physical exercise for at least two weeks after the procedure. The patient will have to explore the wound daily to any signs of infection such as redness, OtoKy, increasing pain, heat or excessive discharge.