{"id":37599,"date":"2025-08-07T10:09:21","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T10:09:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/?post_type=procedure&#038;p=37599"},"modified":"2025-12-01T14:24:25","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T14:24:25","slug":"nail-excision-partial-total-nail-avulsion","status":"publish","type":"procedure","link":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/procedure\/nail-excision-partial-total-nail-avulsion\/","title":{"rendered":"Nail Excision (Partial\/Total Nail Avulsion)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What is Nail Excision?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Nail excision removes an ingrown, thickened, or damaged portion of the nail. Options include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Partial nail avulsion<\/strong> for ingrown edges.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Total nail avulsion<\/strong> for severe deformity or fungal disease.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Matrixectomy<\/strong> (chemical or surgical) to prevent regrowth of the problematic edge or the entire nail.<br>Performed with a digital nerve block anesthesia in the office.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What to expect after Nail Excision?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Numbness for several hours; protective dressing applied<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Soaking instructions and topical care begin 24 hours after surgery<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Expect mild drainage for 1\u20132 weeks (longer if matrixectomy performed)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Open-toe footwear initially; transition to regular shoes as comfort allows<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Over-the-counter pain medication usually sufficient<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Follow-up visit for wound check and dressing change<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":37600,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true},"specialty":[1137],"class_list":["post-37599","procedure","type-procedure","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","specialty-podiatry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/procedure\/37599","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\/37600"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37599"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"specialty","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/specialty?post=37599"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}