Phenol alcohol technique for treating ingrown toenails. Healing through time and complications for a sample of over 65
Abstract
Original study.
Introduction. The phenol alcohol chemical matricectomy is a surgical technique used for the definitive treatment of ingrown toenail.
Aims. The objectives of the study were: 1.- Quantify the average healing time of patients in the sample subjected to matricectomy the nail art of phenol alcohol and 2. - Calculate the frequency of major complications of this procedure in our sample.
Methods. To a sample of 44 patients for undergoing ingrown toenail from January 1, 2007 to January 1, 2012, and calculated the average healing time. The next step was to hold a draw with the complications that appeared between 0-60 days, and between 61-365 days, and calculated the frequency of occurrence of each of them in our sample.
Results. - It was found that the average healing time was days. The
complications were rare, being seroma the major complication (6,81%). Highlighting the low rate of recurrence rate was obtained: 0% of total recurrence and of 4.54% partial recurrence.
Conclusions. - Is a technique widely studied and controversial, it has undergone many changes. The performance of the technique as we described in our study provides very satisfactory results, with a low rate of complications and recurrences. Therefore we can conclude that it is a valid and effective for the treatment of ingrown toenail.
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