

Ingrown and painful. I've had to have the big toenail removed twice in the past. This time it's for good!

The left one was permanently removed 2 months earlier with excellent results.

supplies

I HATE the needles!



This is one of the main reasons I want the nail removed permanently. I never want to go thru this again.

5 blocks and still no success. .. SNAFU.

He goes for the tourniquet and marcaine.

and starts digging



for a while the local anesthetic works, but I need booster shots periodically as my body quickly metabolizes the drug.

dig dig dig

finally coming free from its bed

removal and debridement



there's another thinner nail under the first

here we go again!

Actually, no one is holding onto that instrument.

Mmm....meaty.



too blurry to see, but he finds yet another idiot nail hiding under the bed!

now we're happy! (but only because the marcaine is still working)

vaseline protects the skin

lots of protection....I asked him to "burn the hell outa the nail bed" so that sucker doesn't even THINK about growing back.



phenol burns the nail bed preventing regrowth

(who is taking pictures? ....they must think me mad!)

more more more

eliminating the 3% chance of regrowth



bath time

other than looking sore, it actually looks pretty good.

pedicure?

beefy....but done at last



vaseline for the burn, which I've yet to feel (that comes later)

bandage

pressure dressing

a little blood but I'll make it to a work party right after this



well done. marcaine good.

happy doc

everybody's happy

Thanks Dr. Markewych and his assistant, who also took most of the pictures. What sports!