Ingrowing toenails: an evaluation of two treatments.

Treatment of Ingrown Toenail With Proximolateral Matrix Partial Excision and Matrix Phenolization

“…Conventional surgical treatment of ingrown toenails has been associated with an unacceptably high recurrence rate, substantial postoperative pain, and poor cosmetic results. 10,11 Simple nail edge excision has a recurrence rate of 39%, 10,12 and total nail avulsion has a recurrence rate of 83%, 13,14 whereas soft tissue resection has a cure rate of 60%. 10,14,15 The reported recurrence rate after wedge resection ranges from 12% to 30%.…”

Medical Treatment of Ingrown Toenails by Chemical Matricectomy Using Phenol

“…Unacceptably high recurrence rates, poor cosmetic results, and significant postoperative pain have been associated with conventional surgical treatments [7,8]. Published studies indicate that total nail avulsion is associated with a recurrence rate of 83% and simple nail edge removal has a recurrence rate of 39%, while soft tissue resection may cure as many as 60% of cases [7,8,9,10,11]. A 12-30% rate of recurrence has been reported following wedge resection [8,12,13].…”

Técnica fenol alcohol para el tratamiento de uñas encarnadas. Tiempo medio de curación y complicaciones para una muestra de mayores de 65 años

“…Para abordar el tratamiento quirúrgico de la uña encarnada podemos optar por matricectomías incisonales o por matricectomías químicas mediante el empleo de sustancias químicas para conseguir la erradicación de la matriz ungueal. La literatura médica coincide mayoritariamente en recomendar la matricectomía química con fenol sobre matricectomías quirúrgicas incisionales 5,6 la considera técnica de elección en los casos que no necesitamos obtener muestra histológica 2,7,8 . En nuestra práctica habitual la técnica más usada es la matricectomía parcial de la uña con técnica fenol-alcohol.…”