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Minimizing postoperative drainage with 20% ferric chloride after chemical matricectomy with phenol
A B Aksakal1, C Atahan, P Oztaş
1Gazi University, School of Medicine, Department of Dermatology, Ankara, Turkey. burhan@med.gazi.edu.tr
Background:
Phenol used in partial matricectomy shows its effects by denaturing matrix proteins. This highly successful method has the major problem of oozing which can continue for 5-6 weeks.
Objective:
The goal of this study was to determine the effect of 20% ferric chloride (FC) (FeCl3) on minimizing the oozing after chemical matricectomy with phenol.
Methods:
Sixty-seven patients with stage III onychocryptosis were treated by chemical matricectomy with 90% aqueous phenol. In 32 of these patients FC was applied to the nail bed after the phenolization procedure.
Results:
We found a statistically significant (P <.001) reduction of oozing in the FC-applied group of patients.
Conclusion:
We think that using FC after phenol chemical matricectomy results in a significant reduction in oozing from the operation site.
