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Abnormal nail growth
My toe nail s creating problems for me, doctors told that it is growing inside also nd hitting the side walls of my toe finger, so inner muscle s slowly getting out, nd starting to form pus from inside.I have removed my toe nails 4 times,by my problem s not been solved yet. What should I do
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Dr. Shivashankar B. Sajjanshetty
Dermatologist
18 yrs exp
Bangalore
Hi .. what you have is ingrowing toe nail . Sometimes it causes a lot of problems like pain and sec infection.
Only option is get nail avulsion with lateral nail plate phenolisation. It has be done properly to get good results
Sometimes there is recurrence even after all the treatment
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