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If you’ve had an ingrown toenail removed, or are scheduled for a matrixectomy, you may be wondering what recovery is really like. Are you noticing redness, swelling or drainage afterward? It’s normal to feel concerned about this. Maybe you’re worrying if these are signs of infection. Let’s walk thro...

TREATMENT PROCESS

This is my current treatment process for patients with stunted nails. This is usually caused by injury or trauma to the toenail or after having a previous toenail procedure for an ingrown or infected toenail or having a toenail removed. 

• 1st Visit - Evaluate your condition and ...

TREATMENT PROCESS

This is my current treatment process for patients with turf toe.

• 1st Visit - Evaluate your condition, review x-rays, and perform a walking evaluation to determine the cause of your great toe pain. 
• Orthotics - Orthotics are useful to stabilize the heel position, help with post
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Very often, patients come to us concerned if their toenail will grow back after trauma or removal, specially because it might feel like the nail is not growing fast enough, compared to their fingernails. Here are three common misconceptions about toenail growth:

#1 Toenails grow slower than fingern...

There is a common condition where the nail lifts, usually starting at the tip and going further down the toe, hollowing and detaching the nail from the nail bed. Onycholysis can also occur in the middle or the base of the nail. Many people think they might have a fungal infection because it may look...

Can you imagine not wearing sandals for about nine years, not even at the beach, because you are embarrassed about your ugly toenails? This happened to a patient I saw recently and she walked out the office crying in relief, joy and proud of how her toenails looked good and natural after a cosmetic ...

Once you get thick toenails, regular nail clippers literally won’t cut them. I recently was recommended an affordable nail clipper available on Amazon that does the job.

Not having to deal with the frustration of regularly breaking drugstore nail clippers and with shattered pieces of nail is indeed...

This is a common question in the summer, usually from the beach or around the pool, but can be a year round issue. The simple answer is...see a doctor.

Glass, like any foreign body that can penetrate skin, is likely to eventually be worked out of your skin by your body's natural defenses and inflam...

You procrastinated making an appointment to see us, and now that painful, throbbing red ingrown toenail is waking you up in the middle of the night. We here at Central Massachusetts Podiatry see this scenario all the time. Better late than never, though. Once an ingrown toenail becomes seriously inf...