Gutter Splint Toenail

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Gutter splint toenail.

Prevent contact with surrounding structures because more extensive damage could occur and wound healing could be delayed. Herein we describe a more conservative gutter technique that is less traumatic and does not require anesthesia. The purpose of splinting is to prevent the toenail from growing back into the lateral nail fold. In the classic gutter splint method the ingrown edge of the nail plate is freed up to the extreme proximal part and then splinted using a gutter.

A total of 26 gutters were placed in 17 patients with ingrown nails of the first. This will keep the nail lifted during subsequent growth. Roll a 2 3 cm wisp of cotton saturated with alcohol to form a cylinder. Thoroughly rinse with 70 isopropyl alcohol or saline to.

Vigorously rub on the lateral horn of the nail matrix for. In an ingrown toenail the ingrown part of the nail plate is floating over the. Excise nail sulcus using the tip of a curved hemostat to provide space. This method requires anesthesia.

Conservative approaches for the treatment of ingrown toenails without infection include placing a cotton wisp dental floss or gutter splint with or without acrylic nail under the ingrown nail. This assumes a relatively mild to moderate case. A conservative method to gutter splint ingrown toenails methods.