Taping for embedded toenails

“…It uses tape to pull the lateral nail fold away from the offending lateral nail edge. Performed correctly and consistently, it can indeed achieve its goal in mild cases of ingrown nails [10]. The technique of taping is, however, crucial, and most patients require repeated education how to perform it.…”

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Controversies in the Treatment of Ingrown Nails

Haneke

2012

Dermatology Research and Practice

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Ingrown toenails are one of the most frequent nail disorders of young persons. They may negatively influence daily activities, cause discomfort and pain. Since more than 1000 years, many different treatments have been proposed. Today, conservative and surgical methods are available, which, when carried out with expertise, are able to cure the disease. Packing, taping, gutter treatment, and nail braces are options for relatively mild cases whereas surgery is exclusively done by physicians. Phenolisation of the lateral matrix horn is now the safest, simplest, and most commonly performed method with the lowest recurrence rate. Wedge excisions can no longer be recommended

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“…The tape is pulled obliquely around the toe in a proximal‐plantar direction, thus separating the skin of the sulcus from the nail edge. This procedure is easily repeated by the patient on a daily basis and gives quick pain relief (15,16). Again, taping has to be performed until the nail has grown out normally.…”

Section: Ingrown Nailsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Ingrown and pincer nails: evaluation and treatment

Haneke¹

2002

Dermatol Ther

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Ingrown toenails are mainly a condition of children and young adults, whereas ingrown fingernail and pincer nails are seen in adults. Their etiology is multifactorial. Different types of ingrowing nails require different treatments. Neonatal ones are always treated conservatively. The hypertrophic lateral nail wall seldom requires surgery. Congenital misalignment of the big toenail may resolve spontaneously, but delay in treatment may cause permanent nail dystrophy. The juvenile type is most common and is treated conservatively in its early stages. Selective matrix horn phenolization or excision is the treatment of choice for later stages. Pincer nails are due to widening of the base of the distal phalanx. Treatment is aimed at reducing the outward pressure of the lateral osteophytes on the matrix horns and permanently flattening the nail. A variety of different methods are discussed.

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Taping for embedded toenails

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Formable acrylic treatment for ingrowing nail with gutter splint and sculptured nail

Formable acrylic treatment for ingrowing nail with gutter splint and sculptured nail

Controversies in the Treatment of Ingrown Nails

Ingrown and pincer nails: evaluation and treatment

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