A New Surgical Technique for Ingrown Toenail

Table 1

Stages of ingrown nails.

Stage	Signs and symptoms	Pateints	Affected toes
1	Erythema, slight edema, and pain when pressure is applied to the lateral nail fold	20 (8%)	32 (11/2%)
2	Increased stage 1 symptoms, drainage, and infection	78 (31/2%)	80 (28/8%)
3	Magnified stage 1 symptoms, presence of granulation tissue, and lateral wall hypertrophy	152 (60/8%)	173 (60%)