Nail surgery is a common and safe procedure which provides a permanent solution to ingrowing toenails, in 97% of patients. Nail surgery is offered to those with severe or recurrent ingrowing toenails, or those with problematic nails where conservative treatment is not sufficient.
Please email us on greenpodiatry@mail.com for an up-to-date price list for nail surgery.
The Procedure
The nail surgery procedure consists of removing a small section from one side, or two small sections from both sides or the whole nail, following an injection of local anaesthetic.
In cases where we don’t want to the nail to grow back, a chemical called phenol is applied to the nails growth plate. The whole appointment is approximately one hour and following the procedure we ask you to rest and keep your foot up. After a couple of days most people are able to return to work as long as it isn’t overly strenuous.
Recovery
Recovery time is very individual, usually healing takes 6-8 weeks, this may be longer depending on your medical status and personal habits such as smoking and high-impact activity. You will be asked to reattend the clinic following your procedure to give you all the advice you need to look after your healing toe. We try to avoid surgery before big holidays and events but when in doubt, speak to our Podiatrist.
Booking an appointment
You will need to see the Podiatrist before booking your nail surgery procedure. If you are a new patient, you will need an initial consultation and if a returning client, we would ask you book a standard follow-up. This will allow us to ensure medical suitability to provide appropriate paperwork and discuss the procedure in detail.
