Phenol Alcohol Technique for Permanent Matricectomy

Total nail ablation for onychodystrophy with optimized gauze–phenol application

“…Permanent nail ablation via matricectomy is an effective means of treating gryposis unguium and pincer nail deformity when conservative treatment has failed. Surgical techniques used to destroy the nail matrix have included chemical ablation, 35–37 surgical matricectomy via cold steel, 38 Zadiks procedure, 28 electrosurgery, 39 and the CO 2 laser 40…”

A New Surgical Therapeutic Approach to Pincer Nail Deformity

“…In order to treat this disturbing problem we present a different therapeutic approach. For onychocryptosis cases we perform bilateral phenol matricectomy in our clinic, as reported by many authors 12,13 …”

Radical Wedge Resection for Ingrown Toenail: Long‐Term Results

“…Phenolization of the nail bed is currently regarded by many as the treatment of choice for ingrown toenail 19 . This requires a preliminary partial avulsion of the nail plate; the matrix is curetted by most authors prior to phenolization, and the main differences with the technique described by us are the nonexcision of the overgrown soft tissue and the absence of suture.…”

“…Contrary to what might be expected—namely, that the lack of an excision leads to a more comfortable short‐term postoperative course—experience has shown us that immediate wound closure shortens morbidity. Siegle and co‐workers 19 write that wound care takes 2 to 4 weeks whether phenolization or surgery is performed. In this series the duration of wound care varied between 5 and 10 days, and, in the great majority of cases, it was finished by the end of the first postoperative week, when the stitches were removed.…”