Surgical Strategies for Ingrown Toenails: A Comprehensive Review of Techniques, Outcomes, and Advancements.
Hassan, Rao E Khan, Luqman Shah, Syed H Naeem, Hamid Noor, Nazish Iqbal, Momina Dawood Khan, Faiza Rehman, Zahir Ahmad, Waheed Tanveer, Shafiq
Hassan, Rao E
Khan, Luqman
Shah, Syed H
Naeem, Hamid
Noor, Nazish
Iqbal, Momina
Dawood Khan, Faiza
Rehman, Zahir
Ahmad, Waheed
Tanveer, Shafiq
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Khyber Teaching Hospital Medical Teaching Institute; The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust; Rehman Medical Institute et al
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2024-01-18
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Ingrown toenail (IGTN), known as onychocryptosis or unguis incarnatus, is a painful condition affecting the big toe, with symptoms including pain, inflammation, and infection. This review explores surgical options for IGTN, categorized into altering the nail plate or diminishing periungual tissues. Conservative treatments alleviate early-stage symptoms, while surgical interventions are reserved for severe cases. Various surgical techniques are discussed, such as the Winograd technique, Vandenbos procedure, chemical matricectomy, radiofrequency ablation, bipolar diathermy, carbon dioxide laser ablation, Zadik's procedure, Howard-Dubois procedure, Super U procedure, No�l's procedure, knot technique, and toenail paronychium flap. The choice of procedure depends on the severity and recurrence of IGTN. Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. Copyright � 2024, Hassan et al.
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Hassan RE, Khan L, Shah SH, Naeem H, Noor N, Iqbal M, Dawood Khan F, Rehman Z, Ahmad W, Tanveer S, Khan AU, Shah SH. Surgical Strategies for Ingrown Toenails: A Comprehensive Review of Techniques, Outcomes, and Advancements. Cureus. 2024 Jan 18;16(1):e52501. doi: 10.7759/cureus.52501. PMID: 38371148; PMCID: PMC10874229.