What is Nail treatment ?

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An Ingrown nail is a nail that has grown into the skin instead of over it. This usually happens to the big nail, but it can also happen to other nails. An ingrown nail can get infected. It may be painful, red, and swollen, and it may drain pus. Anyone can get an ingrown nail, but adults get them more than children do. People who have curved or thick nails are more likely to get an ingrown nail. This is more common in older adults.

Ingrown nails don’t just happen to your toes. Your fingernails can also become ingrown. They occur less frequently in fingers because you’re not squeezing your fingers into shoes that don’t fit well. Also, the shape of your fingernails makes it less likely that they will become ingrown.

Ingrown nails actually have two medical names:

Onychocryptosis and
Unguis incarnatus.

However, ingrown fingernails do happen and they can become infected. This makes everyday tasks such as typing on a keyboard or doing the dishes painful.

An ingrown nail can have a number of different causes. Cutting your nail too short or rounding the edge of the nail can cause it to grow into the skin. Wearing shoes or socks that don't fit well can also cause an ingrown nail. If your shoes are too tight, they might press the nail into the toe and cause it to grow into the skin.

You can get an ingrown nail if you hurt your toe, such as stubbing it. This can cause the nail to grow inward. Repeating an activity that injuries the nail, such as kicking a soccer ball, can also cause an ingrown nail. The main symptom of an ingrown nail is the pain from the nail growing into the skin instead of over it. If the ingrown nail gets infected, it might be swollen or red, and it might drain pus. The area around the ingrown toenail is often painful.

Take a close look at your fingernails. Are they strong and healthy looking? Or do you see ridges, dents, areas of unusual colour or shape? These might indicate an underlying condition that needs attention.

Your fingernails — composed of laminated layers of a protein called keratin — grow from the area at the base of the nail under your cuticle. Healthy fingernails are smooth, without pits or grooves. They're uniform in colour and consistency and free of spots or discoloration.

Not all nail conditions are normal, however. Consult your doctor or dermatologist if you notice:

Changes in nail colour, such as discoloration of the entire nail or a dark streak under the nail
Changes in nail shape, such as curled nails
Thinning or thickening of the nails
Separation of the nail from the surrounding skin
Bleeding around the nails
Swelling or pain around the nails

Various nail conditions can give unsightly look, pain, swelling to your nail bed and surrounding tissue. Some of the commonly seen nail disorders are:

Fungal infections
Psoriasis
Lichen planus
Paronychia
Nail trauma

At Skin world, we can effectively treat the nail disorders using our oral, topical medications and procedures such as:

Injection Therapy: Intra material injections are given in nails in conditions such as lichen planus, psoriasis.

Laser therapy: NdYag laser excimer lasers are used along with oral and topical treatment of fungal infections of a nail. They give excellent results by allowing the topical solution to penetrate better and also destroy fungal spores by laser radiation

Nail avulsion surgery: It is performed when a nail is destroyed beyond repair in any nail disease/ by trauma. This allows new nail formation which is healthy.

These may include the following :

Ingrown nail
Nail infection
Nail discolorations
Brittle nails
Nail trauma / damage

You can get an ingrown nail if you hurt your toe, such as stubbing it.

Repeating an activity that injuries the nail, such as kicking a soccer ball, can also cause an ingrown nail.

The main SYMPTOM of an ingrown nail is the pain from the nail growing into the skin instead of over it. If the ingrown nail gets infected, it might be swollen or red, and it might drain pus. The area around the ingrown toenail is often painful.

Various other fungal/ bacterial/ viral infections could affect the nails and should be treated asap.

While some ailments can be simply treated by topical ointments & oral medication, sometimes we may also need.
Injection therapy : Intra matrixial injections are given in nails in conditions such as lichen planus, psoriasis.
Laser therapy : NdYag laser , Excimer lasers are used along with oral and topical treatment of fungal infections of a nail. They give excellent results by allowing the topical solution to penetrate better and also destroy fungal spores by laser radiation.
Nail avulsion surgery: It is performed when a nail is destroyed beyond repair in any nail disease/ by trauma. This allows new nail formation which is healthy.
Skin world has its own protocal and variation in performing the surgery which has the least recurrence for the ingrown nail.

Laser Therapy : Ndyag laser excimer lasers are used along with oral and topical treatment of fungal infections of a nail. they give excellent results by allowing the topical solution to penetrate better and also destroy fungal spores by laser radiation.

Nail Avulsion Surgery : It is performed when a nail is destroyed beyond repair in any nail disease/ by trauma. this allows new nail formation which is healthy. This surgery can be a nail saving surgery. It is done either as a whole avulsion or a partial avulsion(in which a majority of the nail is saved). These surgeries are performed by dr.rohan anand himself and he has his own protocol and technique to effectively treat and prevent recurrences.