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Dermatol Surg
June 2024
Dermatology Department, Hospital do Servidor Público Municipal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Background: Definitive nail dystrophies, congenital, traumatic, or acquired, affecting mainly elderly patients, may not be sufficiently managed with a periodic conservative treatment. A definitive surgical treatment may be considered an alternative method, especially in symptomatic patients.
Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of total matricectomy with 88% phenol solution to treat some nail dystrophies, not otherwise satisfactorily managed.
Cureus
January 2024
Orthopaedics and Trauma, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad, PAK.
Ingrown toenail (IGTN), known as onychocryptosis or unguis incarnatus, is a painful condition affecting the big toe, with symptoms including pain, inflammation, and infection. This review explores surgical options for IGTN, categorized into altering the nail plate or diminishing periungual tissues. Conservative treatments alleviate early-stage symptoms, while surgical interventions are reserved for severe cases.
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March 2024
Hautklinik, Hauttumorzentrum, Klinikum Ludwigshafen gGmbH, Ludwigshafen, Germany.
JAAD Int
December 2023
Department of Dermatology, Seoul Metropolitan Government-Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
Actas Dermosifiliogr
January 2023
Departamento de Cirugía Pediátrica, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, España; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Universitario La Paz (IdiPAZ), Red de Salud Materno Infantil y del Desarrollo (SAMID), Hospital Infantil La Paz, Madrid, España.
Background: Although partial onychectomy with chemical matricectomy has been described asthe treatment of choice, there is sparse evidence in the literature regarding the use of silvernitrate for matricectomy. Our aim is to describe the effectiveness of silver nitrate for matrixcauterization after partial onychectomy.
Methods: A prospective observational study was performed on patients with ingrown toenailsstage 2-3 who underwent partial onychectomy with silver nitrate chemical matricectomy during 2018-2019 in our institution.
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