Ingrown toenail surgery, painful?

Had 2 cut out back when I was in highschool. Worst part was the anesthesia shot. Didn't feel anything after that.

My worst one was at basic training... no shot, no nothing. Damn MAJ walks in and says "ingrown toenail huh?" Then proceeded push a wedge thing to the back and pull out the toenail.

Not bad at all. I had tons removed when I was still running. Like everyone else said, the shot is the worst part. My podiatrist used to use a cold spray before he put the needle in so I wouldn't even feel that. It's possible it'll throb a little bit during recovery, but just keep soaking it in warm epsom salt baths.

Doesn’t hurt at all. I didn’t even find the shots painful.

When I was in high school I had one that got infected on my big toe. Well, I kept picking at it which led to me messing with the other side of that nail and ended up with a double ingrown toenail infection. Dr. had to cut out both sides. He ended up scraping the nail bed on both sides. Now, that toenail is about 20% more narrow than the other.

The worst part was afterward due to the nail bed being scraped. Nerve pain for about 4 or 5 days straight if I bumped it or put much weight on that foot.

The shots are the worst.

I've had them partially removed and entire nail removed twice.

Entire nail removal sucks because once the numbing wears off that hurts too.

My dad cut a couple of mine out back in high school. He used some numbing spray prior to the shot, and even the shot didn't hurt that bad. He sprayed at the base of my big toe, gave me a little bit of lidocaine in a shot, waited a couple of minutes and then gave me another shot. It wasn't infected, just wedged down in the skin. Used a little flat metal tool to pry it out, then snipped the horn out of there. Maybe 10-15 minutes. When the feeling came back it didn't feel so great, but a day or two later I was fine.