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Plastic surgeryPublished 2026-10-04

Why does my ingrown toenail keep recurring after surgery in Daegu? The reason it hurts again even after cutting the toenail.

  • Key points
  • There are people who visited clinic because of ingrown toenails and underwent surgery to cut off part of the toenail that had grown in.
  • At Roe Plastic Surgery, we rarely recommend surgery from the start.
  • This is because although pain may subside immediately after surgery as the painful edge of the toenail disappears, the same spot often becomes painful again after a few months as the toenail begins to grow back.

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[Daegu Ingrown Toenail] I heard this can’t be treated, but can it be corrected? Case of correction treatment for a rolled ingrown toenail

  • If a toenail has curled up and become deformed into a circle, can it be straightened out again?
  • In some cases of ingrown toenails, the tip of the nail curls severely inward, becoming deformed as if a piece of paper had been rolled up.
  • Because the shape of the toenails is severely deformed, many people think that treatment is impossible or that the only solution is to pull them out.
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Is it possible to treat ingrown toenails in Daegu without touching the painful toenail?

  • My toenail hurts so much that I feel like I’ll cry if it gets touched even slightly.
  • "Can it be treated even in this condition?" If inflammation caused by an ingrown toenail becomes severe, the area around the nail swells and becomes sensitive, which can cause extreme pain even from minor irritation.
  • It is difficult enough to wear shoes or walk, but the thought of having to handle painful toenails for treatment can make visiting clinic itself frightening.
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I have an ingrown toenail in Daegu that is bent at a 90-degree angle. Can it really be straightened?

  • If an ingrown toenail persists for a long time, it gradually curls further, and the edges of the toenail may bend at almost a 90-degree angle.
  • In particular, many people worry about whether correction is possible if the toenail is bent not just at the tip but also close to the root.
  • The case I am introducing this time did not look severe on the outside, but it was a case where pain occurred because the toenail was bent from near the root.

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My toe is really swollen because of an ingrown toenail in Daegu. Will the swelling go down if I treat the toenail?

  • “It’s not just my toenail that hurts, but my entire big toe is swollen.” Among patients with chronic ingrown toenails, there are cases where not only is the edge of the toenail red, but the entire toe is swollen to the point where it looks thick.
  • Looking at this, I wonder if a single toenail can cause the entire toe to swell like this, and if the swelling can go away if the toenail is treated.
  • If the cause is repetitive irritation and inflammation due to an ingrown toenail, the swelling and inflammation of the surrounding skin may also improve as the ingrown toenail is treated.
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I have an ingrown toenail in Daegu that is bent at a 90-degree angle. Can it really be straightened?

  • If an ingrown toenail persists for a long time, it gradually curls further, and the edges of the toenail may bend at almost a 90-degree angle.
  • In particular, many people worry about whether correction is possible if the toenail is bent not just at the tip but also close to the root.
  • The case I am introducing this time did not look severe on the outside, but it was a case where pain occurred because the toenail was bent from near the root.

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