PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Tsunoda, Meiko
AU  - Tsunoda, Koichi
TI  - Patient-Controlled Taping for the Treatment of Ingrown Toenails
AID  - 10.1370/afm.1712
DP  - 2014 Nov 01
TA  - The Annals of Family Medicine
PG  - 553--555
VI  - 12
IP  - 6
4099  - http://www.annfammed.org/content/12/6/553.short
4100  - http://www.annfammed.org/content/12/6/553.full
SO  - Ann Fam Med2014 Nov 01; 12
AB  - Various methods are used to treat ingrown or pincer-like toenails. We developed a novel taping method to prevent topical interruption of the circulation and resulting skin conditions and evaluated it over 14.5 years. We instructed 541 patients or their guardians in the use of the technique. Ingrown toenail symptoms and abnormal nail growth were resolved and no additional therapy was required in 276 patients. The novel taping method was significantly more effective than treatments our patients had received previously. Patient-controlled taping is the first-line treatment for every ingrown or curved toenail seen in our clinic.