Ingrown Toenail Removal in Pune — Same-Day Nail Avulsion

Nail avulsion means lifting and removing the ingrown edge (partial avulsion) or, rarely, the whole nail plate. At Sharvari Hospital it is done under local anaesthesia as a 15–20 minute day-care procedure.

After a simple avulsion it can. Adding a matrixectomy — destroying the small strip of nail root at the edge with phenol or by excision — brings recurrence down to low single digits in most published series. Dr. Kharde recommends it for second-time or infected cases.

Most patients walk out the same day in open footwear, return to desk work in 1–2 days and to closed shoes in about a week. The nail fold heals over 2–4 weeks; a matrixectomy site may ooze slightly for a little longer.

The toe is numbed with a local anaesthetic block, so the procedure itself is not painful. Mild soreness for a day or two is managed with simple painkillers.

It is a minor day-care procedure, so the cost is a fraction of major surgery. You get a written, all-inclusive quote at the consultation — no surprises on the bill. Cashless insurance applies only where your policy covers day-care procedures; our desk checks this for you.

Yes — in fact diabetics should not wait, because an infected nail fold can progress to a foot ulcer. We check sugar control, use a careful sterile technique and schedule an earlier wound review.

Antibiotics settle the infection but do not remove the nail edge that is causing it, so the problem usually returns. Once the edge is removed, most patients need no further antibiotics.