Hitoshi Nemoto, Takahiro Nakayama, Yukio Seki, Ushio Hanai, Kotaro Imagawa, Yotaro Tsunoda, Chieko Komaba, Taro Kono, Tadashi Akamatsu
There is no consensus on the best treatment for pincer nail deformity. We developed a novel procedure that uses double wires to treat pincer nail deformity on the great toe. This study aimed to describe this technique for pincer nail deformity treatment and present the long-term findings/observations. After injecting a local anesthetic, a mini router was used to make holes on both sides of the nail plate edge, and the wire was inserted in two places, one proximal and the other distal to the great toenail. The wire was removed when it moved to the tip of the great toe as the nail grew...
November 21, 2023: Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery: JPRAS