A simple method to treat an ingrowing toenail with a shape-memory alloy device.
An ingrowing toenail has no definitive treatment. Previously, effective methods were complicated but easy ones had less effect. We show both an easy and an effective way with Cu-Al-Mn-based shape-memory alloys (SMAs). They have a characteristic shape which patients themselves can detach easily without any pain. But they also have enough corrective force. Cu-based SMAs cost much less than Ni-Ti-based alloys. Despite not being appropriate for all cases of ingrowing toenails, it is an easy, effective and less costly alternative.
Ishibashi
Masaya
M
Dermatology Section, Sendai Red Cross Hospital, Sendai, Japan.
Tabata
Nobuko
N
Suetake
Takaki
T
Omori
Toshihiro
T
Sutou
Yuji
Y
Kainuma
Ryosuke
R
Yamauchi
Kiyoshi
K
Ishida
Kiyohito
K
D000293:Adolescent; D000368:Aged; D000497:Alloys; D002648:Child; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003880:Dermatology / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009263:Nails, Ingrown / Q000628:therapy*; D014034:Toes
D000497:Alloys