Document Type
Original Article
Abstract
Background: When the edge of the nail plate punctures the periungual dermis, a common and frequently excruciating nail disease known as ingrown toenail develops. It is sometimes referred to as unguis incarnates or onychocryptosis (derived from the Greek terms onyx-nail and crypto-secret).
Aim and objectives: To evaluate the use of electric soldering iron instead of monopolar diathermy as a minimally invasive surgery for partial mastoidectomy in the treatment of ingrown toenails.
Patients and methods: In Al-Azhar University Hospitals (AL-Hussein and Bab-Elshaaria University Hospitals), 80 patients receiving therapy for ingrown toenails participated in this prospective, randomized study, which ran from September 2023 to March 2024. The individuals were categorized into Group A (Soldering Iron Group), including 40 patients undergoing partial nail plate and matrix excision using electric soldering iron. Group B (Zadik's Group) includes 40 patients undergoing wedge excision of ingrown toenails using Zadik's procedure.
Results: Matricectomy using the electric soldering iron is better than Zadik՚s procedure regarding operative time, amount of blood loss, postoperative pain, return to daily activity, cost-effectiveness, and recurrence rate.
Conclusion: Partial nail plate removal in combination with mastoidectomy using electric soldiering iron is a very good method in the treatment of grades (II) and (III) ingrown toenails according to Heifetz's classification.
Keywords
Ingrown Toenail; Electric Soldering Iron; Partial Matricectomy
Subject Area
General Surgery
How to Cite This Article
Lasheen, Adel Mohammad Abdulhaleem; Elaskary, Hany Yousef Ahmed; and Hasan, Moyassar Esam Eldein Ahmed
(2024)
"Minimally Invasive Surgery for Treatment of Ingrown Toenail Using Electric Soldering Iron for Partial Matricectomy,"
Al-Azhar International Medical Journal: Vol. 5:
Iss.
10, Article 4.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.58675/2682-339X.2685
