Nail Gutter Treatment

Results acrylic treatment with gutter splint and sculptured nail was found to be vastly superior to the other methods described especially in the ability to firmly affix the gutter splint and sculptured nail for the extended period required for treatment.

Nail gutter treatment.

1 2 in the classic gutter splint method the ingrown edge of the nail plate is freed up to the extreme proximal part and then splinted using a gutter. Surgical treatments are preferred in moderate or severe cases grades. Two studies were carried out to establish the long term results of the method. The treatment leads to a complete remission with almost instant alleviation of pain with no disfigurement while allowing for the resumption of daily activities.

The gutter is left in place for eight to 12 weeks and then removed by the patient. Nonsurgical treatments are typically used when the ingrown nail is at a mild or moderate stage grades i or ii respectively. Isolation of the nail plate from the ulcer bed using a gutter shaped splint may improve healing. Thegutter treatment principles of treatment the gutter treatment was designed to relieve painandpermithealingofthe lateral nail groovebyprotecting it fromthetraumait is subjectedto byanirregular or ingrowingnail.

Conservative methods utilizing formable acrylics are highly beneficial in the treatment of an ingrowing nail and should be viewed as the first treatment option.