Ingrown Toenail Removal Surgery for Pus, Pain, and Inflammation — Nail Correction Without Self-Treatment

Pus and pain from an ingrown big toenail — ingrown toenail removal surgery can correct the nail and treat the inflammation more effectively than self-treatment at home.

The patient had experienced intermittent pain on the inner side of the right big toe for several months before the pain suddenly worsened, prompting a clinic visit.

This patient, a male in his twenties, had repeatedly tried to manage the problem himself by trimming the nail. About one week before his visit, he noticed pus and inflammation around the ingrown toenail and decided to come in for professional care.

After the pus and inflammation developed, the patient attempted to remove the affected nail on his own, but the pus and inflammation kept returning. Sensing that something was wrong, he searched for an ingrown toenail clinic in Gangnam and visited our specialized clinic.

At our ingrown toenail specialty clinic, we use an extremely fine-needle injection for local anesthesia.

Rather than injecting the anesthetic directly into the inflamed area, we administer it at a site slightly away from the painful zone. This means that even patients who have had a traumatic experience with anesthesia or who feel strong apprehension about injection pain can receive anesthesia with minimal discomfort.

The nail and its root that were buried within the inflamed tissue of the ingrown big toenail are carefully and completely removed

and the ingrown toenail removal surgery is carried out with close attention to preventing recurrence.

The nail and nail root that were the cause of the ingrown toenail's inflammation and pus

Accurately identifying and addressing the ingrown toenail — that is what sets our ingrown toenail specialty clinic apart. The causative portion of the nail and root must be clearly removed; otherwise, the ingrown toenail will continue to recur, no matter how many times it is treated.

Our clinic, committed to preventing ingrown toenail recurrence, is Gangnam Standard Orthopedics, an ingrown toenail specialty clinic.

To prevent the ingrown toenail from recurring, it is essential to remove the ingrown nail and its root, and to thoroughly curettage the nail bed as part of the procedure.

Clean wound closure after ingrown toenail removal surgery

At our ingrown toenail specialty clinic, every step from anesthesia to surgery is performed by our representative director, foot specialist Dr. Jo Ju-won, which is why the suturing after ingrown toenail removal surgery is also clean and precise.

The nail and its root that were buried in the inflammation — the main cause of the ingrown toenail. Nail correction and ingrown toenail treatment are possible through ingrown toenail removal surgery.

Directions to our ingrown toenail specialty clinic

Directions to Gangnam Standard Orthopedics

Approximately 4 minutes on foot from Gangnam Station Exit 5.

From Gangnam Station Exit 5, walk approximately 275 m toward the Useong Apartment intersection, cross the crosswalk once in the direction of Paris Baguette Gangnam Station Seocho Branch, then look to your immediate right — pass Son Sang-won Climbing Gym and we are located on the 2nd floor of the building housing Nuaju Gangnam Station Café and Cheongdam Maenyeo Gimbap Gangnam Station Branch.

※ Gangnam Standard Orthopedics is an officially registered clinic authorized to treat international patients.