Dressing. Change the dressing about 12 to 24 hours after the surgery. Follow your provider’s instructions for changing the dressing. Your provider may recommend soaking your foot in warm water before removing the dressing.
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What should I wear after toenail surgery?
You should wear loose-fitting shoes or sneakers for the first 2 weeks after the procedure. Please avoid wearing high-heeled or tight-fitting shoes in the future. You should avoid running, jumping, or strenuous activity for 2 weeks after the surgery.
How long should you keep your toe wrapped after ingrown toenail surgery?
Your dressing bandage will need to be changed daily as described by your podiatrist. This will continue for 2-6 days, depending on how long drainage occurs for you. You can shower with your bandage on and change it afterwards.
Can you wear socks after ingrown toenail surgery?
Post-procedure care
To help with your recovery: Wear cotton socks and loose fitting shoes for about 2 weeks. Do not run or engage in strenuous activities until the toe is healed. You may need to wait 2 weeks.
Can I walk the day after ingrown toenail surgery?
So, can you walk after nail surgery? The short answer is YES! You can walk straight after nail surgery. Nail surgery is a great, curative option for an ingrowing toenail that recurs time and time again.
When can I stop dressing my toe after nail surgery?
Leave the first dressing on for two days following the surgery, then the dressings should be changed on a daily basis, as below, until fully healed. Please keep your dressing dry in between dressing changes. Get everything ready before you start.
How long after ingrown toenail surgery can I shower?
Q: How long do I need to keep my toes dry for following ingrown toenail nail surgery? A: It’s only the period between the nail surgery and the 1st redress (~3 days) that you’ll need to keep the dressing dry. We will show you how to keep the toe/s dry while showering.
Should I cover my toe after toenail removal?
Keep your wound covered both day and night in the first week. You can let your toe remain uncovered at night in the second week. This helps the wound heal.
What can you not do after ingrown toenail surgery?
After 24 hours, your toe can be kept clean by running warm soapy water over it and patting it dry. Keep it covered until fully healed with a nonstick dressing. You’ll be able to return to normal activities after a few days, but avoid running and other strenuous activity for about two weeks.
How painful is ingrown toenail surgery?
Since the surgery is carried out under a local anaesthetic, the patients do not experience any pain during the procedure. However, when the anaesthesia wears off after the surgery, patients often experience some level of soreness around the toe that underwent surgery.
How do you dress after surgery?
Putting on the New Dressing
Place the clean dressing on the wound as your provider taught you to. You may be using a wet-to-dry dressing. Clean your hands when you are finished. Throw away the old dressing and other used supplies in a waterproof plastic bag.
How do you dress a toenail wound?
If you did not get instructions, follow this general advice:
- After the first 24 to 48 hours, you can remove the bandage and gently wash around the wound with clean water 2 times a day.
- You may cover the wound with a thin layer of petroleum jelly, such as Vaseline, and a non-stick bandage.
Should I cover an exposed nail bed?
Protect any exposed part of the nail bed for 7 to 10 days until this skin hardens and isn’t sensitive anymore. Coat the area with antibiotic ointment and top with a nonstick bandage. Change the bandage every day and whenever it gets wet.
When can I drive after ingrown toenail surgery?
Approximately 2 – 3 hours. Can I drive after my surgery? No, not until the anaesthetic has worn off. It is also not recommended that you drive any significant distance for the first couple of days after surgery.
How long should a surgical dressing stay on?
For open surgery, you will have a sticky dressing over your wound. Please leave your wound covered with the sticky dressing for 2 weeks. Open surgical wounds should be kept dry for two weeks. Sometimes we ask you to keep your bulky bandages on until two weeks.
How do you shower after surgery?
After 48 hours, surgical wounds can get wet without increasing the risk of infection. After this time, you can get your stitches wet briefly with a light spray (such as in the shower), but they should not be soaked (for example, in the bath). Make sure you pat the area dry afterwards.
What helps stitches heal faster after surgery?
Six ways to speed up the healing process after surgery
- Give your body proper healing energy.
- Get out of bed.
- Remember to hydrate.
- Grant yourself permission to rest.
- Get proper wound care.
- Follow instructions.
- An approach to healing.