o3jeff
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I had an ingrown toenail twice on the same toe. The last time she put something on the root to kill it on part of the nail.
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Toenails and ski boots
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I had an ingrown toenail twice on the same toe. The last time she put something on the root to kill it on part of the nail.
o3jeff
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I've never had one either. Had pretty sore nails though.
gottabelight
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iv had this happen before and it takes forever for the nail to fall off unless you really banged it up. The base of mine turned black and stayed black until it grew all the way out... which takes a long time...
drjeff
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My wife had a podiatrist treat her left big toe last fall that way. They numb up your toe, cut away the side where the ingrown issues repetively happen and then treat the now exposed nail bed with acid to prevent regrowth in that area
Sounds like it would hurt like hell for sure. But my wife, who will readily admit that she by no means at all has a high pain tolerance threshhold said it was very comfortable from the moment the local anesthetic wore off and she's been VERY happy with the results for the last close to 5 months
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My wife had a podiatrist treat her left big toe last fall that way. They numb up your toe, cut away the side where the ingrown issues repetively happen and then treat the now exposed nail bed with acid to prevent regrowth in that area
Sounds like it would hurt like hell for sure. But my wife, who will readily admit that she by no means at all has a high pain tolerance threshhold said it was very comfortable from the moment the local anesthetic wore off and she's been VERY happy with the results for the last close to 5 months
How long does it last for?
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I had this happen myself a few weeks ago, definitely hurts a lot if you loosen the nail up just enough to wiggle around. I've been taping my toes up for the past 2 weeks and it has pretty much stopped all the pain, now I just need to wait for them to fall off.
Best way to avoid Toe Bang aside from cutting nails is to slam your heel down before you buckle up your boots, then do the bottom shin buckle up first (and later keeping it the tightest of your buckles). This keeps your toes from sliding around while your skiing. Haven't come anywhere close to toe issues since I started doing this.
Best way to avoid Toe Bang aside from cutting nails is to slam your heel down before you buckle up your boots, then do the bottom shin buckle up first (and later keeping it the tightest of your buckles). This keeps your toes from sliding around while your skiing. Haven't come anywhere close to toe issues since I started doing this.
hammer
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I just had this done on my right foot in December and my left foot was done about 20 years ago. The nail on the left did grow back but it isn't ingrown, and the right shows no signs of growing back yet. The right was a bit sore for several days (first few soaks after the procedure were tough) but it sure beats having the ingrown nail issues. I actually had to delay my season to get the trim done because the ingrown nail was painful in the ski boot.My wife had a podiatrist treat her left big toe last fall that way. They numb up your toe, cut away the side where the ingrown issues repetively happen and then treat the now exposed nail bed with acid to prevent regrowth in that area
Sounds like it would hurt like hell for sure. But my wife, who will readily admit that she by no means at all has a high pain tolerance threshhold said it was very comfortable from the moment the local anesthetic wore off and she's been VERY happy with the results for the last close to 5 months
Worst part of the toe nail trim was when they put in the nerve block, but the podiatrist did a great job with it. I had 10 stitches in my left hand back in September (run in with hedge trimmers) and in that case the nerve block didn't quite work...
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I think eating a lot of Jello gelatin or high protein diet is suppose accelerate nail growth.
Huck_It_Baby
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I have one toe which has a bone that grew faster than the rest of my toes bones did when I was growing up. As a result the bone began pushing through the skin and became partially exposed.
I had surgery when I was a teenager and they sliced off the tip of the bone but it still is long and pushes out from my skin in an abnormal way. they told me I could keep slicing it or live with it. I've been living.
You guys think your toes hurt? Try skiing with a bone pushing out that you can't clip back after hucking some cliffs or skiing steep bumped up runs.
I had surgery when I was a teenager and they sliced off the tip of the bone but it still is long and pushes out from my skin in an abnormal way. they told me I could keep slicing it or live with it. I've been living.
You guys think your toes hurt? Try skiing with a bone pushing out that you can't clip back after hucking some cliffs or skiing steep bumped up runs.
snowmonster
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I don't get black toenails from toe bang (which usually comes from a loose fitting boot). My problem comes from not buckling the lower two buckles on my boot. Snow enters the boot and melts then freezes. When I ski in really frigid temps, the my left toe is really susceptible to frostbite. Once a body part gets mildly frostbitten, it's highly susceptible to frostbite later on. Problem started when I skied at Jay a few years back in -35 temps. Toe was almost white at the end of the day. Toenail turned black a few days later, fell off after about a month then grew back during the off-season. It's been a chronic problem since then. Every January when the temps drop to the floor, I'll get a frozen toe and the cycle goes on. I've learned to live with it. There's a time during the summer when the toenail looks pretty weird. Usually around July/August when I'm padding around the beach. Makes for interesting conversations during surf sessions.
Had this in 2007- krypton boots (not the intuition liner- stock) also- they had packed out and were probably too big to begin with- nail fell off in late June- switched to better fitting langes the next year and no trouble since. Key is short nails and properly fitting boots- at least that has worked for me.
o3jeff
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My wife had a podiatrist treat her left big toe last fall that way. They numb up your toe, cut away the side where the ingrown issues repetively happen and then treat the now exposed nail bed with acid to prevent regrowth in that area
Sounds like it would hurt like hell for sure. But my wife, who will readily admit that she by no means at all has a high pain tolerance threshhold said it was very comfortable from the moment the local anesthetic wore off and she's been VERY happy with the results for the last close to 5 months
Post surgery both times hurt very little for me. I was surprised the first time she did it and showed me the ingrown nail she pulled out, was probably long enough that it was trying to pop out the end of my toe!
o3jeff
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The acid that kill s the root is permanent. The skin on the side of the toe actually fills in up to the nail. If you want I can post some pics!
ScottySkis
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I think I need this surgery. Health insurance covers it?
o3jeff
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Mine covered it. The only drawback was that since it was a specialist, my co-pays were $30 a visit and I think I had 3-4 follow ups. But on each follow up she trimmed all my nails and cleaned up all the dead skin on my feet!
hammer
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Yes but in my case it fell under the deductible so it was an out of pocket expense. Don't think it is considered an optional procedure.
Best thing to do is check your plan.
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