after ingrown toenail removal, will toenail fall off?

i just recently had my ingrown toenail cut out. not the whole toe nail but both sides where it was ingrown. my question is is it common for the rest of the nail to fall off? you know how the end of nails are light colored, well on the left side and the bottom of my toenail, near the toe, is the same light colored. its like the toenail isnt attached i guess you could say. it kinda looks like the nail is gonna fall off. is this common? this is my first one being removed, and im kind aparaniod on wat to expect aftwards.

Thanks in advance.

Kevin

the same thing happened to me - i got an ingrown because i stupidly wore sneakers on a long walk that i thought would fit, but my feet are now permetaly a size bigger due to having a baby - well - got an ingrown and six blisters under my toenails. i went to a podiatrist and he took care of the ingrown that was in november - now the toenail is loose on the bottom and only being held on by a small sliver to the nail bed, gross. but i'm glad that it will soon probably fall off on its own.

Both of my big toes where ingrown and I too had the sides of the nails removed. My Dr told me that the toe nails may fall off. Mine didn't, but the tip of them did get loose. Now they are growing out like a normal nail.

Hi kevin
dont worry about it at all
i had my toe nail sliced at the side in surgery because im a dancer and my jazz shoes where agrivating my toes terribly, the doctor took a huge amaount of nail of my big toe to prevent it re-occuring. it didnt , im actually a nurse aswell and i kno for a fact that even if your toenail did fall off (which i doubt it will ) then all u need to do is keep a hold of the nail , go to ur doctor and theres a glue they use to stick your nail back on your toe. And if ur worried about the pain u might feel IF it did fall off, well thtd be non existent as if ur nail is parting from the nail bed, then tht means the skin is healed and just isnt latching onto the nail.
please dont worry itll be fine

kevin

I had both mine done last year, the one on the right fell off in just the way you describe. Then a new one grew out from the rear no probs, it's all a-ok now. Didn't hurt when the old one fell off, nothing to worry about mate.

Only thing is, & they did tell me this, sometimes the sides grow back again & you end up having to have the treatment re-done. Well mine are regrowing a year down the line, however the spikes aren't digging in now so it's not causing any problem. I guess I'd go back and have it done again if it was.