DR HAYDAR OZCAN

Podiatric Foot & Ankle Surgeon
Minimally Invasive Foot Surgery
Adult & Paediatric Reconstructive Surgery
Lower Extremity Musculoskeletal Sport Science & Exercise

Dr. Haydar Ozcan
  • CPSM - Sydney Foot Surgery
  • CPSM - Sydney Foot Surgery

Ingrown Toe Nails

An ingrown toenail is a common and painful condition of the toe. It occurs when the sides or corner of the nail grow inwards and penetrates the skin of the toe. Pain is often accompanied by swelling and redness. The big toe is affected most often.

Ingrown toe nails occur most often by wearing tight shoes, having unusually curved nails that grow downward, or trimming your nails very short or curved.

  • Ingrown Toe Nails
  • Ingrown Toe Nails

Ingrown toenails should be treated by your doctor, especially if you suffer from diabetes. Your doctor may suggest soaking your foot regularly in warm water, prescribe antibiotics and pain relievers, and wear open-toed shoes or sandals. Untreated ingrown nails can lead to infection or even an abscess that necessitates surgical treatment. Matricectomy is a technique of removal of all or part of the base nail portion (nail bed) using chemical, electrical or surgical methods.

Dr Ozcan likes to use the matricectomy procedure if it is a mild in-grown toenail case; however, he is often the doctor of last resort. The majority of his cases involve patients who have already received a variety of surgical attempts without any good results. He uses a variety of plastic surgery techniques to eradicate the problem.

  • Ingrown Toe Nails
    The The partial nail avulsion (PNA) matricectomy technique
  • Ingrown Toe Nails
    The wedge resection technique

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  • Eastpoint Podiatry
    Suite 31 (railway station level,
    near the New McLean
    Street back entrance)
    251 New South Head Rd.
    Edgecliff NSW 2027

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    Ground floor
    Suite G1
    10 Norbrik Drive
    Bella Vista NSW 2153

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    level 1, 39 Queen Street
    Auburn, NSW 2144

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    level 1,
    322 Kingsgrove Road,
    Kingsgrove, NSW 2208

  • Beyond Podiatry
    Shop 5
    34 John Street
    Warners Bay, NSW 2282

  • Ryan James Podiatry
    79 Lord Street,
    Port Macquarie, NSW 2444

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    Suite 31
    251 New South Head Road
    Edgecliff, NSW 2027