COMMON PROBLEMS

BLACK TOENAIL

Toenails can take on various colours. The black colouring of a toenail is often the result of some sort of trauma. The blackened appearance is actually the accumulation of dried blood under the nail itself. Sometimes, a black nail will completely detach from the toe and fall off. Not to worry, a new one will grow back in time. In rare cases, a black or brownish colour of the nail may be caused by melanoma. If this is the case, the earlier treatment is begun the more promising the results. All black toenails should be evaluated by a podiatrist as soon as they are noticed. Better safe than sorry.

THE SOLUTIONS

WHAT CAN I
DO ABOUT IT?

If you have no pain or other symptoms, treatment isn’t necessary. If however, your black toe hurts when you touch it, or when it rubs against the inside of your shoe (caused by pressure of the blood under the nail), it’s time to seek the professional services of a podiatrist. Sometimes, piercing a very small hole in the nail with a sterile instrument provides immediate relief.

OUR SOLUTIONS

WE OFFER THESE SERVICES

chirurgie-des-tissus-mous

Minor surgery

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APPOINTMENT

It’s always better to be foot safe than foot sorry! Contact the Bourque Podiatry Clinic now to have a licensed podiatrist examine your feet.

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