Young patient, 14, has her DECAYING 'oyster toenail' popped off 'like a bottle cap' in My Feet Are Killing Me - as the doctor says there are so many layers it's 'like an onion'
- Gianna, from the US, explained toe nail has been growing up instead of straight
- Added it's yellow and brown and she keeps her socks on because it's 'really ugly'
- She will appear in tonight's episode of Quest Red's My Feet Are Killing Me!
A young patient with a decaying 'oyster toenail' has it popped off 'like a bottle cap' in My Feet Are Killing Me!
In tonight's episode of the Quest Red show, Gianna, 14, from the US, is just like any teenage girl - happy, bubbly and full of life. But while maintaining a positive attitude, she has been keeping a grizzly secret inside her shoes and socks.
Visiting Dr Brad Shaeffer's New Jersey clinic, she admits: 'We're here because my toenail is really ugly.
'I don't really let anyone see my toenails, because I kind of just keep them in socks and shoes.'
Gianna, 14, from the US, has her decaying 'oyster toenail' popped off 'like a bottle cap' in tonight's episode of My Feet Are Killing Me! Pictured, in the clinic
The teen explains how her toenail has been growing up instead of straight and is weirdly brown and yellow (pictured)
Sat on Dr Shaeffer's operating table, Gianna explains exactly what has been going on with her toe.
'My toenail's growing up instead of straight, and it's weirdly brown and yellow,' she says.
Donna, Gianna's mum, explains that they never treated Gianna's case of foot fungus when she was younger as she was too afraid to go to a doctor.
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Now, the teen struggles in certain social situations, and feels embarrassed about the state of her big toe.
'She was embarrassed, she didn't want to go to the pool with her friends or anything like that,' says Donna.
Hoping to finally give Gianna the freedom that every teenage girl should have, Dr Shaeffer slips off her shoe and sock, revealing a thick, decaying toenail.
Gianna puts her hands over her eyes (pictured) as the professional gently lifts the nail up, scraping away at the fungus underneath
Gianna's mum Donna says that they never treated the youngster's case of foot fungus when she was younger as she was too afraid to go to a doctor (pictured together, in the clinic)
'The big toenail was just so thick,' he says. 'Layer upon layer, I mean it was like an onion. This nail was in some trouble!'
As well as being thick, the nail is raised and sore, causing Gianna pain and discomfort on a daily basis by catching on the inside of her shoe.
'The possible explanation is because your shoes might be a little too tight, and when you run and when you play it might be jamming in your shoes,' the expert says, trying to shed some light on what might be causing the problem.
Making light of the situation, Gianna compares her toenail to seafood, giggling 'it looks like an oyster!'
Happy with his inspection, Dr Shaeffer is ready to operate, and jokes: 'Let's get this oyster back to the sea.'
As well as being thick, the nail is raised and sore, so the expert decides to operate and remove it altogether. Pictured, during the procedure
After numbing the teen's toe with an injection, Dr Shaeffer slowly lifts the nail free from the nail bed and, after freeing up the edges, eventually pulls it off (pictured)
Talking Gianna through each step and expertly calming her nerves, Dr Shaeffer starts by numbing the toe with an injection. The plan is to remove the nail in one swift, painless motion.
'If you think about popping a bottle cap off, you kind of pop the nail off in the same way, it's pretty crazy,' Dr Shaeffer explains.
After numbing the toe, it's time to start lifting the toenail up. Putting her hands over her eyes, Gianna can't look as the professional gently lifts the nail up, scraping away at the fungus underneath.
Slowly applying pressure, Dr Schaeffer continues to slowly lift the nail free from the nail bed and, after freeing up the edges, eventually pulls it off.
'It truly does look like an oyster,' he jokes, holding the nail in his hand.
Wrapping up her toe, Dr Shaeffer sends a happy Gianna off home with a high five!
'It's gone, she's gone,' a radiant Gianna says, who is now free to get on with her life.
My Feet Are Killing Me airs Tuesdays at 10pm exclusively on Quest Red and dplay
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