if any one has had toenail removal surgery can you please tell me how long it is till you can walk right on your foot afterword?
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right after you get it done, of course it is going to hurt so i recommend having an open toed shoe to wear
I used to work at doc's office and we did them all the time. It takes about 10 minutes max to do, that includes the time you need to anesthetize the area. Everyone walked out right after, it only takes a little time to get back up and walk. They're taking off a nail, not a whole toe, it's not a big deal at all.
Years ago I had a toenail (on my big toe) removed as it repeatedly became ingrown and infected. It was basically a painless procedure, although not the most enjoyable to watch. The procedure did become painful after the anesthetics wore off a couple of hours later. I recall some Percoset pills were prescribed to ease the pain.
Having a toenail removed exposes a large area of skin that has never been exposed to oxygen and drying air. It is tender for a week+ following the procedure. That said, you will be able to walk soon afterword, but be careful in the first day to keep it propped up or it will bleed as there is a lot of gravity pressure effecting blood flow to your feet when you stand (think of swollen feet at the end of the day.)
Take some serious consideration to the cosmetic side of this procedure. You will spend the remainder of your life with a toe that does not have a nail. In many cases this becomes something you are not excited to show in public if you wish to be barefooted or wear sandals. Consider any other alternative before the procedure that may alleviate the cause for your toenail's removal. Toenails should only be permanently removed as a last resort.
I've had ingrown toenails taken care of on both feet at different times and I was able to walk fine afterwards. The pain goes away fairly quickly also. If you have not had the procedure yet, I recommend going to a Podiatrist. My family practice doctor wanted to remove my whole nail and I really didn't want a weird looking toe plus the lost protection the nail provides. (We have toenails for a reason!) So I went to a Podiatrist and they removed a strip from the nail from the ingrown side and killed the matrix with a chemical so that part of the nail could not grow back. The rest of the nail functions fine like before, but without ingrown problems. I haven't had a problem with either procedure since; both feet had the procedure of partial removal done. They give you a local but ask to have them spray the spot where they give the shot first with this cold spray (not sure of the name; doubt it was liquid nitrogen as they use on warts, but still cold) and this really makes the needle hurt less. I'm glad I decided to get a second opinion as my toes still have nails and you can't even tell part of the nail is gone on the side because the skin from the sides fills into where the nail was too wide. It looks just like the other toes.
I had my big toenail removed a few years ago. It really didn't hurt that bad. Very surprising how fast the doc removed it. Then he killed the root so it wouldn't grow back, which consists of sticking a long q-tip with acid down the hole where the nail was. This actually tickled more than hurt. I walked out and drove myself home, took some ibuprophen, stayed off of it for a day. I went back to work, it was a little sore for a few days but it got better pretty quick.