To Remove Ingrowing Toe-Nail
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Sib,?A very simple and painless way of removing an ingrowing toe-nail is by the application of lunar caustic, but as it does not appear to be generally known, I shall here describe it for the benefit of the profession. A solid piece of lunar caustic should he well applied daily over the whole of the affected nail, which, in a few days, wiil become sufficiently detached, so as to allow of its being removed easily with an ordinary dressing forceps. Avulsion of the nail, as recommended in most surgical works, is an extremely painful operation and, I may say, one that is not unattended by danger. Erichsen mentions a case
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