역핀칭하드젤 관리가 내성발톱 개선에 미치는 효과

Abstract

This study attempted to broaden the scope of foot care fields including ingrown toenail care with professionalism. For this, the concept of an ingrown toenail and ways to take care of the problem were examined. Then, this study investigated changes in toenail width, angle and pain after ingrown toenail care, using reverse pinching hard gel, one of ingrown toenail care techniques. It is anticipated that the study results would be available as basic data needed to take care of various nail conditions such as ingrown toenails in nail salons. For this, an experiment was performed against 4 testees who were suffering from a ‘C’-shaped ingrown toenail on both big toes from August to October, 2022, using reverse pinching hard gel. The treatment was given to a right big toe once over 2 months and to a left foot twice for the same period. Then, changes in toenail width, angle and pain were examined before and after the treatment, and the results found the followings: First, concerning subjects’ general characteristics about toe and toenail care, all four testees said that they stand for 5-8 hours or longer a day. With regard to hereditary aspects, they responded that all their family members but only one person are suffering from an ingrown toenail. In other words, even though ingrown toenails can be influenced by working or daily life conditions, they are considerably genetic. Second, reverse pinching hard gel broadened the width and angle of ingrown toenails despite just one-time treatment. When the treatment was given twice, the width and angle of the problematic toenails were further widened, compared to the results of the one-time treatment. Third, in terms of the degree of pain after the reverse pinching hard gel treatment, it was ‘8’ in average before the treatment. It dropped to ‘1’ right after the treatment. When it was given twice, the score was ‘0’, meaning ‘no pain’. When the gel was removed after the treatment was given once and twice, there was no pain (‘0’).