risks and complications for nail surgery
• Infection (2-4%)
• Recurrence and regrowth of the offending nail 5-8% and up to 10%
undergoing total nail removal.
• Delayed healing may occur which may be bought about by a chronic
infection pre-op
• Adverse reaction to phenol
• Adverse reaction to local anaesthesia
• A thickened nail plate
• Altered nail shape, every effort is made to provide a cosmetic
appearance, sometimes due to a large involuted plate or chronic infection
a large section needs to be removed.
• Nail cyst
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