Health Condition 1: null- Ingrown toenails with stage I disease showing recurrence with conservative management. Patients with ingrown toenails with stage II and III disease
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Lateral nail plate avulsion with surgical matricecetomy: Lateral part of the nail plate which is impinging on the soft tissue is avulsed. An incision is made proximally passing through
Sponsors
Department of Dermatology JIPMER
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients with ingrown toenails attending skin OPD with stage I disease( any age, both males and females), symptomatic and showing recurrence with conservative management. 2. Patients ( any age, both males and females) with ingrown toenails attending skin OPD with stage II and III disease
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with peripheral vascular disease, Raynauds phenomenon, systemic sclerosis or with any other contraindications to use of local anesthetic with vasoconstrictors. 2. Patients with co morbidities like uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, uncontrolled hypertension and patients on long term steroids or onimmunosuppressant. 3. Patients having allergy or sensitivity to phenol or history of prolonged wound healing with phenol use. 4. Patients allergic to lignocaine.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Recurrence of symptoms (in 6 month follow up), time period in which recurrence occursTimepoint: 6 months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Visual analogue scale for pain before and after procedure(baseline , 7 days, 1month, 6months) 2. Time taken for pain relief (number of days in which the patient resumes daily/routine activities and work) 3. Requirement of adjunctive treatment(additional OPD visits if any and why) 4. Nail morphology post treatment: descriptive and photograph Timepoint: baseline, 1 week, 1 month, 6 months | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Rashmi Kumari
JIPMER
Outcome results
None listed