Di Chiacchio Nilton, Kadunc Bogdana Victoria, Trindade de Almeida Ada Regina, Madeira Celso Luis
Dermatologic Clinic, Hospital do Servidor Público Municipal de São Paulo-Brasil, São Paulo, Brazil.
J Am Acad Dermatol. 2006 Dec;55(6):1081-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2006.05.045. Epub 2006 Sep 6.
Transverse overcurvature of the nail is a painful condition that has been treated by conservative and/or surgical methods.
We sought to evaluate the efficacy of a plastic device for treatment of transverse overcurvature of the nail and to use a practical method (plaster mold) to evaluate follow-up of nail widening during and after treatment.
Twenty-five patients with transverse overcurvature of the nail were treated with placement of a plastic device. Pain assessment was done on a monthly basis. Nail improvement was evaluated through photographs and measurement of widening by plaster molds.
Relief of pain could be determined in almost 100% of the cases in a 3-month period. Widening of overcurvature of the nail occurred in all cases. The plaster mold allowed a practical measurement of improvement in nail shape.
The plastic device is an effective, safe, noninvasive, and inexpensive treatment option for overcurved nails. The plaster mold is a practical method to evaluate improvement in nail shape.
指甲横向过度弯曲是一种疼痛性病症，已采用保守和/或手术方法进行治疗。
我们旨在评估一种塑料装置治疗指甲横向过度弯曲的疗效，并使用一种实用方法（石膏模型）评估治疗期间及之后指甲变宽的随访情况。
25例指甲横向过度弯曲的患者接受了塑料装置植入治疗。每月进行疼痛评估。通过照片和用石膏模型测量变宽情况来评估指甲改善情况。
在3个月内几乎100%的病例疼痛得到缓解。所有病例中指甲过度弯曲均出现变宽。石膏模型可对指甲形状的改善进行实际测量。
该塑料装置是治疗过度弯曲指甲的一种有效、安全、无创且廉价的治疗选择。石膏模型是评估指甲形状改善的一种实用方法。
