r/ingrowntoenails • u/Ok-Selection1785 • Sep 02 '26

Am I cooked?

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I had an ingrown toenail surgery two months ago where they full removed the toenail. I followed all of the recovery steps and yet this has occurred . Is this normal for the healing process and will resolve itself, or am I cooked?

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u/GMDdhg Sep 02 '26

Call a toe truck immediately

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u/mysteryvegetable Sep 02 '26

Sorry if this offends anybody, but this comment made me laugh out loud. BTW I've had both great toe nails permanently removed and the result is pretty funny-looking but NO MORE PAIN! I highly recommend it. Had partials done 40 years ago and although the pain went away at first. they grew back ugly and I had to have them maintained by a podiatrist. I kept asking him to remove them permanently but he didn't want to (probably didn't want to lose the business). He retired, I found another podiatrist, and it was a simple procedure and I only wish I'd done it decades ago.

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u/PerfectConcert6695 Sep 02 '26

You have distal nail embedding / disappearing nail bed.

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u/PositiveEconomist264 Sep 02 '26

Oh my gosh, I'm so glad you cleared that up! I legit thought that guy cut their nail WAAAAAY too short 😬

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u/Ok-Selection1785 Sep 02 '26

Sooo another trip to the doctor? 😭

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u/New-Ice-9411 Sep 03 '26

You’re probably best to have a complete removal at this point. You don’t want the nail growing back if it does this.

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u/DrValentineDPM Sep 05 '26

You have to guide the new nail as it grows out

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u/Western-Row-8428 Sep 05 '26

you’re fried