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Comparative efficacy of 10% sodium hydroxide, 88% phenol, and 90% trichloroacetic acid as chemical cauterants for partial matricectomy in the management of great toe nail onychocryptosis

“…[ 1 ] Lateral plate avulsion with chemical matricectomy is one which fulfills all the above criteria and is efficacious. [ 2 ] 88% phenol has been used for more than five decades and is an effective cauterant but is associated with prolonged post-operative drainage. [ 3 ] 10% sodium hydroxide, however, is an alkali and has been used as a cauterant for more than a decade now and is equally efficacious as phenol, but comes with a side effect of intense pain in the initial post-operative days.…”