 [ Symptoms ] is the proper treatment of recurring ingrown toenails to surgically burn the roots to prevent future ingrown toenails my son has recurring ingrown toenails on his large toe the podiatrist removed part of the nail but suggested surgically burning the roots to prevent future ingrown toenails is this the proper treatment [ Disease ] hi do have a read through this link from the uk is nhs you may find it helpful <link> just copy link into google to the www to open and read do hope this helps him good luck