title: Treatment of ingrown toenail.
abstract: A plan is presented which brings together three elements: the clinical stage of disease, the age of the patient, and the treatment regimes available. It is a practical and systematic yet flexible approach to the successful treatment of a given ingrown toenail. A general outline and specific detail of conservative and surgical technique are offered.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006097:Granulation Tissue / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009263:Nails, Ingrown / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D011300:Preoperative Care; D014034:Toes / Q000601:surgery*