{"id":37591,"date":"2025-08-07T09:42:29","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T09:42:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/?post_type=procedure&#038;p=37591"},"modified":"2025-12-01T14:23:38","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T14:23:38","slug":"nail-biopsy","status":"publish","type":"procedure","link":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/procedure\/nail-biopsy\/","title":{"rendered":"Nail Biopsy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What is a Nail Biopsy?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A nail biopsy removes a small sample of nail tissue to diagnose causes of pigment changes, thickening, tumors, or persistent nail problems. Techniques include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Punch biopsy<\/strong> of the nail bed or plate.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Longitudinal excision<\/strong> involving the matrix for pigmented streaks.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Shave\/curettage<\/strong> of superficial lesions.<br>Performed with digital block anesthesia; the specimen is sent to pathology.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What to expect after a Nail Biopsy?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Numbness for several hours from the local anesthetic<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Protective dressing or splint; keep clean and dry for 24\u201348 hours<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Throbbing pain the first night; elevation and NSAIDs help<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Light activity the next day; avoid tight shoes and trauma<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stitches (if used) removed in 10\u201314 days; nail regrowth may take months<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Call if increasing redness, drainage, or fever occurs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":37592,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true},"specialty":[1137],"class_list":["post-37591","procedure","type-procedure","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","specialty-podiatry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/procedure\/37591","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/procedure"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/procedure"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37592"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37591"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"specialty","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/specialty?post=37591"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}