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내일의원 · 내일의원 · April 22, 2025
Winter is coming to an end and spring has arrived. Since opening the first specialized hospital for nail treatment in Korea in 1995, I have focused on just one field for 25 years....
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Clinic: 내일의원
Original post date: April 22, 2025
Translated at: April 20, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Medical note: This translation does not guarantee medical accuracy or suitability for treatment decisions.
Winter is coming to an end and spring has arrived.
Since opening the first specialized hospital for nail treatment in Korea in 1995,
I have focused on just one field for 25 years. We treat all nail-related conditions.
Toenail fungus is completely cured in the shortest period in Korea, about 4 months, with a pinpoint laser.
A minimum of 4 months is a feature unique to my clinic.
Ingrown nails that dig in are treated simply with a device that straightens the nail without surgery (commonly called a brace).
If brace treatment is not possible, we use surgery to provide a simple, permanent effect.
Nail melanonychia develops from melanocytes.
Because malignancy appears at a certain rate,
in principle, it should be distinguished through a biopsy.
With advances in testing methods, at our clinic the test takes about 5 minutes,
with almost no pain or wound.
If readers have any questions, send photos and a message, and I will answer (inquiry phone: 010-9682-1501)
And you can come after making a reservation (02-3431-1500)
(Line 2, Jamsilsaenae Station, Exit 4, 100 meters ahead, City Pharmacy, 4th floor, Naeil Clinic.
Reservation only.
The black color is strong.
How does it look to you?
Take a guess.
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This is the most frequently asked about case.
It is a bruise at the nail root, that is, the lunula area. This is also a photo that receives many questions, but it is a little different.
It has an unclear border and the color of bleeding,
and it will disappear. However,
the photo above has a tail attached. This means that there is something in the lunula area that repeatedly causes bleeding,
so compared with a simple bruise, it is a bruise that requires careful observation.
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This is also one of the many questions.
It is a bruise.
If it occurs after walking for a long time or after exercise, it disappears after about 5 months.
This is a simple melanonychia.
It develops from melanocytes.
It is a typical melanonychia, but in a certain percentage, malignancy appears.
So we always distinguish it through a biopsy.
Our clinic’s test takes about 5 minutes with almost no wound or pain.
It is a line, but a little different, right?
It looks the same as a simple line.
However,
it is a case that makes one very tense and makes one collect oneself again.
It appears to be a simple melanonychia.
Anyone would feel that it is simple from the photo.
However,
the test result confirms malignant melanoma.
This photo is an important case that reminds us of the importance of testing.
This one is not very pretty in shape either.
Besides being irregular, this photo shows a simple line in the middle.
From the outside, it clearly looks like simple melanonychia.
However,
in this case, it turns out to be melanoma, a malignant cancer.
It is always an instructive photo that shows the importance of testing.
These are various cases.
Nail melanocytes appear in black, brown, and gray.
The photo above shows a case that appears gray.
When doing many tests, you must not go beyond the principles,
and it shows that one must stay faithful to the basics.
The black color is strong with no clear border.
It also tends to spread and is irregular.
On examination, it is malignant melanoma.
Overall, the black color is strong.
The lines are multiple and the colors are varied.
On examination, it is malignant melanoma.
This is a crusted spot next to the nail that is easy to overlook.
After repeated disinfection over and over, the patient came to our clinic, and a biopsy
confirmed Bowen's disease, a type of skin cancer.
It is a grateful photo that makes one appreciate the value of testing.
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This was a case where toenail fungus had been treated for a long time at another hospital, but there was no improvement and bleeding kept occurring.
On examination at our clinic,
it was diagnosed as squamous cell carcinoma, a skin cancer.
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This was a case where toenail fungus had been treated for a long time at another hospital, but there was no improvement and bleeding kept occurring.
On examination at our clinic,
it was diagnosed as squamous cell carcinoma, a skin cancer.
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This also looks like toenail fungus.
It resembles fungus.
It was a case that came in after being treated as fungus at another hospital, but there was no improvement.
On examination at our clinic,
it was also diagnosed as squamous cell carcinoma.
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This is the advertising section.
You need to make a reservation (02-3431-1500) and come in,
and if you send a photo to the inquiry phone (010-9682-1501), I will answer.
This is how treatment is carried out in detail.
This is a photo from my energetic nail-enthusiast days in my 30s.
It is a photo from an appearance on SBS Morning Wide.
As time passed, this is a photo from an appearance on MBC Live Morning Today.
It is spring in Jirisan Dalgung.
I hope everyone stays healthy in the spring,
and that your days are peaceful.
Respectfully, Director of Naeil Clinic
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