title: Ingrowing nails and carbon dioxide laser surgery.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Ingrown nails are common in young people, surgery is often required and recurrence rates are high.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the efficacy of CO2 laser surgery.
  
  
  METHODS
  Three hundred and two patients were operated with the CO2 laser under local anaesthesia.
  
  
  RESULTS
  They were evaluated one year later: nine cases (3%) recurred and we observed 15 cases (5%) of spicules.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Ingrown nails are easily operated with the CO2 laser; bleeding is minimal, post-operative pain is low, infection is rare, the wounds heal without exhudative drainage and cosmetic results are good.
authors.affiliation: 157, rue de l'Université, Paris, France. pandre2@noos.fr
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Andre
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009263:Nails, Ingrown / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D002245:Carbon Dioxide