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For me, he first put a shot into my toe to numb the whole thing. Then he cut a sliver from the toenail (from the tip all the way to the root) along the side where it was ingrown. He then put a chemical on the root-part there so that it wouldn't grow back. He then cleaned up what blood there was and bandaged up my toe. I had to remove the bandage, soak my toe in warm salt water, and put a new bandage on it twice a day for like a week or so. Then I went back to the podiatrist and he took the bandage off, examined the toe, and told me I was good to go. He did warn me that most people who have one big toe done also have to have the other one done at some point. So far I've lucked out and that hasn't had to happen yet.
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Essentially they shave the nail all the way down the ingrown side, making the nail more narrow. This removes the part of the nail that becomes ingrown completely, creating an entirely new, healthy and non-ingrowy edge of the nail further away from the edge of the toe. Then they kill off the root of the nail in that spot, so it (in theory) never can grow back.
My brother-in-law had it done, and though he said he did have some discomfort for a day or two after the anesthetic wore off, it's been fine since.
Edit: Didn't realize pfresh posted essentially this same thing on the second page. D'oh.
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