{"id":37603,"date":"2025-08-07T11:14:33","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T11:14:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/?post_type=procedure&#038;p=37603"},"modified":"2025-12-01T14:25:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T14:25:10","slug":"pterygium-surgery-nail-pterygium-release","status":"publish","type":"procedure","link":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/procedure\/pterygium-surgery-nail-pterygium-release\/","title":{"rendered":"Nail Pterygium Release"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What is Nail Pterygium Surgery?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In podiatry, pterygium refers to an overgrowth of skin that adheres to and advances over the nail plate (often after trauma, lichen planus, or scarring). Surgery may include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Adhesion release and scar excision<\/strong> to free the nail fold.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Matrix\/bed repair<\/strong> to restore smooth nail growth.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Skin\/nail fold reconstruction or grafting<\/strong> in severe cases.<br>Performed with a digital block under sterile technique.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What to expect after Nail Pterygium Surgery?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Bulky dressing and splinting to protect the nail fold<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Elevation and NSAIDs for 24\u201348 hours<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Daily soaking and ointment after 24 hours, per instructions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stitches removed in 10\u201314 days; gradual return to shoes as comfort allows<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nail growth is slow; cosmetic improvement continues over months<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Report increasing pain, redness, or drainage<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"693\" src=\"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Pterygium-Surgery-Nail-Pterygium-Release-1024x693.jpg\" alt=\"Surgical correction of pterygium unguis\u2014skin overgrowth onto the nail plate.\" class=\"wp-image-37604\" style=\"width:500px\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Pterygium-Surgery-Nail-Pterygium-Release-1024x693.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Pterygium-Surgery-Nail-Pterygium-Release-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Pterygium-Surgery-Nail-Pterygium-Release-768x520.jpg 768w, https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Pterygium-Surgery-Nail-Pterygium-Release-1536x1040.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Pterygium-Surgery-Nail-Pterygium-Release.jpg 1544w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Surgical correction of pterygium unguis\u2014skin overgrowth onto the nail plate.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":37604,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true},"specialty":[1137],"class_list":["post-37603","procedure","type-procedure","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","specialty-podiatry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/procedure\/37603","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\/37604"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37603"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"specialty","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/specialty?post=37603"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}