During a non-surgical consultation, the podiatrist will firstly assess the nail and ask some questions about the history of the problem.  They will then most likely remove the portion of the nail that is causing the problem to provide immediate relief. Sometimes there is a corn under the nail that may be causing the pain and the podiatrist can remove the offending nail/corn and discuss a management plan to prevent it occurring again. The non-surgical treatment of ingrown toenails is generally not too painful but if you would like a local anaesthetic this can be arranged. Sometimes an Onyfix nail brace is also applied to help the nail grow out straighter.

After your treatment, the podiatrist with provide post treatment care including dressing instructions if required, advice on foot hygiene and foot wear choices. You may or may not need more than one non-surgical treatment, depending on the severity of the nail.

If you have been suffering with a re-occurring ingrown toenail, please discuss the surgical option with your podiatrist so that you can consider a more permanent solution, which is the Surgical procedure. We generally say that if it comes back two or more times, it’s likely to reoccur again and again.