Herein we describe a more conservative gutter technique that is less traumatic and does not require anesthesia.
Gutter splint toenail.
Results.
Often simple elevation of the nail out of the lateral nail fold under digital block anesthesia is all that is needed to treat a paronychia.
Vigorously rub on the lateral horn of the nail matrix for.
In an ingrown toenail the ingrown part of the nail plate is floating over the.
This method requires anesthesia.
The purpose of splinting is to prevent the toenail from growing back into the lateral nail fold.
This will keep the nail lifted during subsequent growth.
A conservative method to gutter splint ingrown toenails methods.
Thoroughly rinse with 70 isopropyl alcohol or saline to.
Excise nail sulcus using the tip of a curved hemostat to provide space.
In the classic gutter splint method the ingrown edge of the nail plate is freed up to the extreme proximal part and then splinted using a gutter.
A total of 26 gutters were placed in 17 patients with ingrown nails of the first.
This assumes a relatively mild to moderate case.
Conservative approaches for the treatment of ingrown toenails without infection include placing a cotton wisp dental floss or gutter splint with or without acrylic nail under the ingrown nail.
Tuck the cotton into the nail sulcus gently tucking it under the lateral free edge of the nail.