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It is performed under local anaesthetic and involves removing a small sliver of the toenail at the edge that has ‘ingrown’ and is causing pain. This part of the procedure is performed within minutes, and the only thing you may feel is some pressure at the toenail.
Next, we use a chemical that destroys the nail growing cells, meaning that ideally, the section of the nail that has been removed will not grow back and continue to cause you pain in the future. Occasionally, over time, the nail may grow back as the body can repair and regenerate the cells damaged by the chemical. This is difficult to predict and our in-clinic experience shows that it occurs in less than one in five patients.