title: Minimizing postoperative drainage with 20% ferric chloride after chemical matricectomy with phenol.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Phenol used in partial matricectomy shows its effects by denaturing matrix proteins. This highly successful method has the major problem of oozing which can continue for 5-6 weeks.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The goal of this study was to determine the effect of 20% ferric chloride (FC) (FeCl3) on minimizing the oozing after chemical matricectomy with phenol.
  
  
  METHODS
  Sixty-seven patients with stage III onychocryptosis were treated by chemical matricectomy with 90% aqueous phenol. In 32 of these patients FC was applied to the nail bed after the phenolization procedure.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We found a statistically significant (P <.001) reduction of oozing in the FC-applied group of patients.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We think that using FC after phenol chemical matricectomy results in a significant reduction in oozing from the operation site.
authors.affiliation: Gazi University, School of Medicine, Department of Dermatology, Ankara, Turkey. burhan@med.gazi.edu.tr
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Aksakal
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Atahan
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Oztaş
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Oruk
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002712:Chlorides; D005122:Exudates and Transudates; D005260:Female; D005290:Ferric Compounds / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009263:Nails, Ingrown / Q000628:therapy*; D019800:Phenol / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D002712:Chlorides; D005290:Ferric Compounds; D019800:Phenol; C024555:ferric chloride