Does ingrown toenail surgery always result in losing your toenail? If you are on the internet you probably have heard stories about people that went in to have ingrown toenail surgery and ended up losing their toenail. Listen, does it normally happen? Yes it does happen. What happens is during the removal of the ingrown section of the toenail this can lead to damage to the nail matrix. This damage to the nail matrix can lead to the toenail falling off. This is actually a rare but common complication of ingrown toenail surgery. No your Podiatrist did not do anything wrong and yes your toenail will grow back. More importantly it should not be ingrown.
