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What Else Can The Auckland Ingrown Toenail Clinic Help You With?

Ingrown toenails are our speciality. From one-off treatments to nail surgeries – and even removing the toenail entirely. We love helping patients finally get long-term relief from this painful and frustrating problem. But – are ingrown toenails all we do?  [...]

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How Does Your Nail Look After Ingrown Toenail Surgery?

Partial nail avulsions are our most popular and effective solution to ingrown toenails – permanently. If you’re thinking about having this procedure and have heard that it involves removing a small part of the problematic edge of your toenail, you [...]

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Ingrown Toenails

Is My Ingrown Toenail Infected?

An ingrown toenail develops when a small piece of the nail, or nail spicule, pierces the surrounding skin and begins to grow into the skin, instead of growing out independently alongside the skin. It doesn’t take a big piece of [...]

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Think Your Ingrown Toenails Are Worse In Winter? You’re Probably Right. Here’s Why

The beauty of summer is that it allows us to get some relief from our ingrown toenails by wearing open-toed sandals and walk around with bare feet, which can also delay the onset of painful symptoms in the first place. [...]

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Have Diabetes? Your Ingrown Toenails May Be Putting You At Risk. Here’s Why

When you have diabetes, your risk of foot problems increases significantly. This is because the effects of diabetes on your nerves and blood vessels damages two critical processes when it comes to the feet and legs:   Your sensation – [...]

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Which Ingrown Toenail Treatment Is Best For You?

So you – or your family member – has an ingrown toenail. And you’ve read conflicting information online that’s left you wondering whether you should be soaking your foot in salty water or having the whole nail removed completed. We [...]

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Patient Experience: What’s It Like To Have Ingrown Toenail Surgery?

Ever wish you knew someone that has gone through the same procedure as you so you knew what to expect? We absolutely get it – and while ingrown toenail surgeries are common enough these days that you’ll likely know someone [...]

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Caring For Your Ingrown Toenails After Nail Surgery

If you’ve recently had an ingrown toenail surgery and are wondering how to optimise your recovery, here are some quick tips that we let our patients know about after their procedures.   Immediately after your procedure Take the rest of [...]

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What Is It Like To Have Ingrown Toenail Surgery?

We know it’s often referred to as ingrown toenail surgery, but honestly – that makes it sound so serious and scary! The truth is that these are very simple and straightforward procedures.    They are done in your regular appointment [...]

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Is Your Ingrown Toenail Oozing Clear or Yellow Pus? It’s Probably Infected

Ingrown toenails are painful and frustrating enough, so the last thing you want is to add an infection to the mix. Unfortunately, in our experience, a large number of ingrown toenails will get infected if proper treatment is undertaken – [...]

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