What is supposed to happen after an ingrown toenail surgery?

Well my insurance is terrible and only covers 1 TERRIBLE TERRIBLE TERRIBLE foot doctor... i went there 2 months ago and he worked on the toe, but didn't preform the surgery, the office looked old and terrible by the way, now the toenail has grown back in and hurts twice as bad as before i went to the foot doctor before.





Now i figured that i should just get the complete surgery for it... i am going to a 5 star foot doctor that i will pay for surgery out of my wallet. I was wondering, what will he do after he performs the surgery to make sure that the toenail will never grow back in again, will he put something plastic or metal in there that is preventing the toenail from growing in? If not that then what will he do? 10 points for the best and most detailed answer...What is supposed to happen after an ingrown toenail surgery?
I am 13 and i have had two of these surgeries. you cant feel a thing during the surgery but afterwards, your tow looks pretty gory. i dont think the doctor has to do anything after the real surgery to make sure your nail will not get ingrown. my nails only grew to where it should have been on a normal nail but it has never grown to the point that it is ingrown. this should be the same case for you. it is sooo worth it to have the surgery! i hope this helped!What is supposed to happen after an ingrown toenail surgery?
The ingrown toenail surgery I had was essentially this...





They numb your toe and cut your toenail in a vertical direction and cut off the side that is ingrown, almost to the middle of the toenail. They then use a chemical called ';Phenol'; to cauterize the side of the nail root, but they do this very conservatively so when your nail grows back after the surgery it looks normal. The phenol basically kills that part of your nail so it can't grow to that side again.





Getting your toe numbed up is pretty painful, a lot more than you think it would be. Just a warning.





Hope that helps.
well my friend your doctor should first numb your toe by injecting it with an anesthetic. Then he or she will cut your toenail along the edge that is growing into the skin and pull out the piece of nail. Finally, your doctor may apply a small electrical charge or a liquid solution to the exposed part of the nail bed. This keeps the toenail from growing into the skin again. This part of the surgery is called ablation, and your doctor will decide whether it needs to be done. Not all patients need ablation.