The dermatological surgeon performs several surgical procedures on the nails, both for diagnosis and treatment. Some of them include:
• Ingrown nail surgery.
• Striate melanonychia biopsy- brown or black discoloration of a nail. It can be caused by fungi, drugs, trauma, genetic predisposition, melanocytic nevi in the matrix and nail tumors.
• Nail biopsy for diseases that affect the nail plate such as psoriasis, lichen planus, among others.
• Removal of benign and malignant nail tumors.
The most common surgery performed on nails is ingrown nail surgery (onychocriptosis).