in grown tonails

mel1

Hi all,

Not sure if this is right place to post feet questions but couldn't find a more suitable forum.

Does anyone know if there is anywhere in the country where i can go to get my ingrown toenails removed properly?
Have had them cut out loads of times but never done right and continue to grow back.
Always in agony, cant wear nice shoes ever anymore, and at the minute they are that bad cant wear shoes at all. flip flops only.

Am looking for the procedure where a local anesthetic is given, where quite a lot of the nail is removed and the use of phenol is used to kill the nail bed so it stops growing back.

Seen the whole procedure done on English TV however this procedure is not done in the rep of Ireland as i have rang many foot doctors and they wont do it here cause the cannot give locals.

Anyone have any suggestions, I'm willing to travel to north Ireland to have it done. I asked my doc and she told me to see a foot doc. Nobody is any help.

Twenty10

I had a pretty bad ingrown toenail and got it sorted by Dr. tony O'Sullivan who does minor surgery out of Irishtown Health Centre. He was recommended by my own GP and my toenail hasn't bothered me since.

lorebringer

Your GP is the person to ask about it. I have had an ingrown toenail removed under local anaesthetic (in Ireland!) - the entire nail was taken off and it then grew back normally. I specifically asked for the doctor not to just take out the ingrown bit (have heard horror stories about this and it not working) and he took of the whole nail (he said he was going to do it anyway because of the way the nail had grown in). The doctor that did my procedure is no longer practicing but I'm sure your GP will be able to point you in the right direction.

Peanut2011

OP, I had this done in a Tallaght hospital. Was referred there by the GP. Never any issues since.

username123

mel1 wrote: »

however this procedure is not done in the rep of Ireland as i have rang many foot doctors and they wont do it here cause the cannot give locals.

What you are referring to here is the issue that podiatrists/chiropodists used to perform minor foot surgery which was then banned because of rules governing use of local anaesthesia. However, there are surgeons that do perform minor foot surgery so your next stop should be your GP for a referral to a suitable surgeon.

Magenta

I had it done in St James' Hospital and never had an ingrown toenail again- used to get them all the time. GP referred me. It's worth mentioning that our family GP told my dad the only way to get rid of it is to remove the whole nail (?!) this is not the case, I went to another GP then!

mel1

thanks for the replies guys, i just don't understand why, when i asked my Doctor she told me to see a podiatrist when they cant do what i want. I will go back to her about it so. Any of you remember the cost of the procedure or was it covered by medical card?

Twenty10

I don't remember paying anything for the ingrown toenail removal - think it may have been because it was a GP referral / small surgery scheme was in my locality.

The same Doctor removed a skin tag and I think I just paid 60 euro. Think I may have been able to claim that from my medical insurance.

It might be worth ringing the guys in Irishtown to see if you need the referral letter at all from your GP, they may deal with you directly;

http://www.mylocalgp.ie/drtonyosullivanpractice/SpecialServices

Magenta

I didn't have to pay as my GP referred me.

username123

mel1 wrote: »

thanks for the replies guys, i just don't understand why, when i asked my Doctor she told me to see a podiatrist when they cant do what i want. I will go back to her about it so. Any of you remember the cost of the procedure or was it covered by medical card?

Podiatrists used to do it, but they dont now. Perhaps she didnt read the memo? Its not that long since podiatrists were stopped from doing it - I cant remember the details but I saw a podiatrist last year and he told me the whole story regarding them not being allowed to use anaesthesia anymore etc......
Or perhaps she didnt realise the severity? A GP is not a specialist.

It will be free if you are referred into the public system.