Ingrown Toenail Treatment in Irvine - Orange County California

 

Help from your Ingrown toe nail specialist in Orange County, Irvine CA.

 

The most common cause of ingrown toe nails is improper cutting of the toe nail or trauma.

The toe nail should be cut straight across.

Treatment of Ingrown Toe Nails in Orange County - Southern California

 

Antibiotics are usually NOT needed to treat an ingrown toe nail.

On first occurrence, the incriminating ingrown nail border should be surgically taken out. Once the ingrown nail border is removed the problem is solved.

The minor surgical procedure is done in the office under local anesthetic.

Once the toe is numb the procedure is Pain Free. You can return to work or school the same day usually.

The nail avulsion procudure can also be done at a surgical center under mild sedation anesthesia with the supervision of an anesthesiologist.

With repeating incidences of in-grown toe nail, the nail border and nail matrix should be taken out. By removing part of the nail matrix, the nail corner will stop growing into your skin.

For a consult on you ingrown toe nail in Orange County contact Dr. Kolodenker located in Irvine - Orange County California.