Ingrown toenails are common problems that have an easy solution. I discuss how this painful conditions develops, and how it is treated.
Ingrown Toenails and Ingrown Toenail Treatment
What Causes an Ingrown Toenail?
Ingrown toenails in reality have only two causes. People are either born with an ingrown nail or it develops later in life due to gradual damage to the cells that grow the nail. Nails grow from an area of tissue called the nail matrix, located at the base of the nail just under the skin. …
Does the Way I Cut My Toenails Cause the Nail to Grow In?
There are many myths concerning why ingrown toenails form. One of the more popular ones has to do with one’s nail cutting technique. It basically states that you can cause an ingrown nail by cutting it back too closely and leaving a ‘hangnail’. The truth is, by cutting the nail too closely, one does not actually…
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Why Does My Ingrown Toenail Keep Coming Back?
Unless the nail root cells growing the nail are destroyed, the nail will always continue to grow in. In many cases, painful ingrown toenails either temporarily calm down on their own or are treated by general doctors and emergency room physicians when they become painful and infected. This treatment includes soaking the toe and taking…
How Is an Ingrown Toenail Treated?
Ingrown toenails are best treated by eliminating the ingrown side of the nail altogether. Simply cutting the nail back along the corner to reduce the pressure, soaking the toe, or using an antibiotic if there is infection usually only results in temporary relief. However, for those with poor circulation, a poor immune system, or are…
Is Ingrown Toenail Surgery Painful?
Ingrown toenail procedures are by nature painless, because the toe is completely made numb by a local anesthetic before the procedure is performed. This numbing injection does sting and burn, usually no longer than 20 seconds. The toe will feel like it is filling with a hot fluid. Once the injection is complete, this sensation…
