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What Causes Swelling And Pain Under The Nail Bed?
A year ago I went to a foot doc any he removed the entire side of my toe...... It s been fine and this is a different.... The to started peeling large amount of skin I thought it was athletes foot treated it for that but to no avail it does not itch it is swollen painful and red. I hurt bad I m afraid I m losing a toe or something..... It is so swollen I picks under the nail bed
Mon, 1 Jul 2019
Hello,
You may be having an ingrown toenail. You may need to repeat the surgery of removing the side of the nail and probably the doctor needs to use methods to destroy the nailbed in the area to prevent the nail from growing back (burning it with nitrate or surgically removing it).
I hope this answers your query and is helpful to you. I remain at your disposal in case further medical assistance is needed.
Regards,
Dr. Antoneta Zotaj, General and Family Physician
You may be having an ingrown toenail. You may need to repeat the surgery of removing the side of the nail and probably the doctor needs to use methods to destroy the nailbed in the area to prevent the nail from growing back (burning it with nitrate or surgically removing it).
I hope this answers your query and is helpful to you. I remain at your disposal in case further medical assistance is needed.
Regards,
Dr. Antoneta Zotaj, General and Family Physician
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