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Just a little fyi and some friendly advice from my experience.

I have been to a regular doctor a couple of times in the past to have an ingrown toenail taken care of. It has been the outside nail of the big toe on one foot or the other. Not a fun time. Yea I know "cut the nail straight accross and you won't get them". Not an option when the nail breaks back on itself from jamming cracks and such foolishness.

This time mine got infected...........nasty to say the least! This time I went to a podiatrist after discussing it with my regular doctor, found out quickly it is the way to go! He numbed the toe first with a spring loaded dohicky that preped me for the big needle. I am not saying I felt no pain but it was way less then prior work done by my regular doc. The foot doc did his work removing the damaging ingrown plus a little more. Then applied a acid so that portion won't grow back. I have had 0 post pain, I could have went climbing in the afternoon! I "enjoyed" it so much I had the other toe done yesterday, same thing, no post pain!

And if you live near columbus, I've got a really good podiatrist to recommend.

you're a dork. i'm going to rifle instead.

I have had this procedure (called Toenail Matrix) done to both of my big toes. What a releif! If you are having issues don't suffer! Go to the doctor and get it done yesterday!

Horatio Felacio wrote:you're a dork. i'm going to rifle instead.

You should.........it suits you much better.

no ken. you just don't get it, do you? that was the cue where you offer to reimburse me for the plane ticket to vancouver i just bought. i chuckle, and refuse the offer. you offer again. i accept.

send me a check bitch.

Go stand by the mailbox, the check is on the way. I added a little extra in the package just for you..........don't squeeze it.

thanks for the info everyone, my son is suffering big time, I homeschooled(ha) my ingrown toenails with a Buck knife, Toenail Matrix- nice marketing!

Crankmas wrote:thanks for the info everyone, my son is suffering big time, I homeschooled(ha) my ingrown toenails with a Buck knife, Toenail Matrix- nice marketing!

Dude, you are more a man than I. If you had a good look at what an ingrown nail looks like and what a doctor does with one of these procedures you head straight to the nearest podiatrist. My doctor told me that one would literally pass out from the pain to really fix an ingrown.

Don't you end up having a funny looking toenail? End up having a nail 2/3 the width it used to be?

my nails fit that description, I made straight cuts from the top down the sides, you can then leverage the nailhalf on the outside with the blade and then remove with a pair of hemostats (aka roachclips) a touch painful but it beats the pus and blood stained sock that comes with the infection-