Ingrown nail surgery often leaves patients with a wet wound for about 4 weeks after the surgery and it is very easy for the wound to be misdiagnosed as being infected, even when it is not. This being said, of all the complications that can occur with nail surgery, infection is one of the more common complications (although it does usually occur after a couple of weeks). Infections are easily managed by your podiatrist as podiatrists are able to provide some of the common first-line antibiotics if they suspect that you have an infection after ingrowing nail surgery.