toenail removal Archives - Fixing Your Feet

Nov 19, 2011 · by John · In: Foot Care, Health, toenails Tagged: orangetown podiatry, rob conenello, toenail care, toenail excision, toenail removal

Rob Conenello, a sports Podiatrist with Orange Town Podiatry (Orangetown, NY) and doctor on multi-day adventure type races, shared an important observation on a post I wrote in May about Having Toenails Removed. Rob wrote, “In 20 years as a sports Podiatrist, I can honestly say that permanent excision of the nail plate is a rare occurrence. That being said, the ones that I have removed have usually been on experience athletes who have exhausted all other treatments. John's advice is …

May 29, 2011 · by John · In: blister care, Foot Care, Footwear, Health Tagged: black toenails, toenail blisters, toenail care, toenail removal, toenails, trimming toenails

Continuing the toenail theme, this post covers a question many people ask- should I have my toenails removed? Only you can answer that question. You know your feet better than anyone else and know the problems you have and what you have tried to remedy your problem with black toenails. So let's start with some basic advice. Before have your toenails removed, make sure you have tried some common sense tips. Shoes that are long enough in length and high enough in the toebox. Good toenail care. …

Dec 4, 2006 · by John · In: Footcare, Footwear, Health, Sports, Travel Tagged: ingrown toenail, ingrown toenails, removing toenail, toenail removal

This past weekend I listed intently as a friend told a group of us how he had hated anyone touching his feet. He was kidded a bit and then told how us how he experiences repeated ingrown toenails and how that had made him not allow anyone to touch his feet. His story was fascinating as he told of using a cuticle scissors to dig out the ingrown nail. People cringed when he told how he could feel the little bits of sharp nail, which he could not dig out, grow until they poked …

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