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. 2021 Jan 1;18(1):278. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18010278

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Sequences of operative procedure (A) Less than 10mm incision made at the eponychium. (B) Blunt dissection to separate the soft tissue from the ingrown part of the nail. (C) Exposure of the overgrown nail plate. (D) Partial excision of the nail plate. (E) Excised portion of the nail plate (1/4 to 1/5 of the nail). (F) Curettage of the germinal matrix and nail bed. (G) Additional destruction of germinal matrix using electrocautery. (H) One nylon suture was performed to attach the resected eponychium. In case of unstable nail plate following the gentle, blunt dissection of the soft tissue, additional distal suture was made to stabilize the nail plate (arrow).