u/permanently_asleep

I had/have 2 ingrown toenails and today I went to get seen by a podiatrist. I was expecting to perhaps get them surgically removed. However, the podiatrist said that because they weren’t infected that they’ll instead cut the sides so the nail wasn’t touching the skin. They used cold spray and then cut the ingrown portions out in a shape like a triangle. They also rounded my nail a bit. If by my follow up, I’m still feeling pain, then they’ll surgically remove it.

I guess my question is if this is normal? I feel like my nail will still grow back ingrown. It’s been ingrown for years. Should I get a second opinion or wait for my nails to grow back?