Nailed it! Stomach-churning footage captures podiatrist cutting away at a woman’s thick, overgrown and infected toenails
- Dr Binh Nguyen said the unidentified patient hadn’t cut her nails in ‘over a year’
- Dr Nguyen, 33, from Florida, measured the longest nail, which came in at 4cm
- At one point, he had to apologise to the woman over fears he was hurting her
Stomach-churning footage has captured a foot doctor cutting away at a woman’s overgrown toenails.
Dr Binh Nguyen, a podiatrist in Tampa in Florida, revealed the unidentified patient hadn’t cut her nails in ‘over a year’.
Her nails were all thick and discoloured, with the one on her biggest digit having formed a ‘toe hat’ to cover her second toe.
Dr Nguyen, 33, measured the longest nail, which came in at 4cm. But reassured the woman that she had ‘came to the right place’.
Dr Binh Nguyen, a podiatrist in Tampa in Florida, revealed the unidentified patient hadn’t cut her nails in ‘over a year’
Dr Nguyen, 33, measured the longest nail, which came in at 4cm. But reassured the woman that she had ‘came to the right place’
Using his skill and experience, over the course of 20 minutes, Dr Binh chipped away at the huge, thick nails.
At one point Dr Binh even had to apologise to the woman over fears he was hurting her by clipping away at her nails.
The end result was a much smaller and manageable nail for the patient. Dr Binh said her feet looked a ‘lot better’.
Dr Nguyen works at Healthy Feet Podiatry, a clinic that has 160,000 subscribers for its gory videos on YouTube.
The channel’s most popular clip has amassed more than 14million views since it was published last year.
Using his skill and experience, over the course of 20 minutes, Dr Binh chipped away at the huge, thick nails
The end result was a much smaller and manageable nail for the patient. Dr Binh said her feet looked a ‘lot better’
President of Healthy Feet Podiatry, Leo Krawetz, 52, said: ‘There is no way to “cure” fungus, only treat it.
‘The longer and thicker the nails, the longer it takes.
‘Some procedures are painless; others may hurt some due to the thickness of the nail and the pressure when cutting them.’
Dr Anton Alexandroff, consultant dermatologist and British Skin Foundation spokesperson, told MailOnline: ‘This video shows overgrown toenails. There also appears to be a fungal infection of the toenails.
‘It is very important to trim toenails neatly and avoid overgrowing toenails. Overgrown toenails can traumatise skin and break skin barrier.
‘Broken skin may serve as a port of entry for infection and cause a serious skin infection called cellulitis which may require a hospital admission and drip antibiotics.
‘Thick deformed toenails like in this video may indicate a toenail infection. It can be treated with a topical anti-fungal nail varnish although often it requires a prolonged treatment with an oral medication.’