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Modified sleeve method treatment of ingrown toenail
Naimer Sody Abby1, Peleg Roni, Biton Amnon
1Goosh Katif Health Center, Israel. sody@bgumail.bgu.ac.il
Background:
Ingrown toenail is a common problem that causes inconvenience, pain, and limitation of daily function. Current conventional treatment methods are not satisfactory and have a high recurrence rate.
Objective:
To evaluate a modification of an existing, although uncommonly used, method for treating ingrown toenail.
Methods:
Patients with ingrown toenail were treated under local anesthesia by insertion of a flexible narrow plastic tube under the toenail along its lateral border. Tube fixation was performed with silk or nylon 2-0 sutures passed through the toenail. Granulomatous and inflamed tissue was removed by electrocautery or local excision.
Results:
Twenty-eight procedures were performed in 25 patients. In 20 procedures (71.4%), no recurrences were recorded; the other 8 procedures (28.6%), were symptomatic.
Conclusion:
This method for the treatment of ingrown toenail was found to be simple and efficient, with a relatively low recurrence rate. Therefore we currently advocate this procedure as the treatment of choice.