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Ingrown Toenails
Ingrown Toenails
The corner or side of a toenail grows into tender flesh, a condition known as an ingrown toenail. As a result, there is discomfort, swollen, irritated skin, and occasionally infection. If you have diabetes or another condition that causes poor blood flow to your feet, you’re at greater risk of complications of ingrown toenails.
You can usually treat ingrown toenails on your own. But if you have a severe ingrown toenails, your foot doctor can help you reduce your discomfort and prevent issues if the pain is severe or spreading.
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Symptoms, Causes and Common Treatments
Ingrown Toenails
Symptoms
- Fluid building up around the toe
- Redness at the toe
- Swelling at the toenail
- Pain when pressure is placed on the toe
- Infection around toenail
Causes
- Wearing ill fitting shoes that crowd toenails
- Cutting toenails too short or improper cuts at the edge of the nails
- Broken toenails
- Trauma to the toe or nail plate
- Unusually curved toenails
Common Treatments
- Soaking your feet in warm water for about 15 to 20 minutes three to four times per day
- Using over-the-counter medicines, like acetaminophen
- Applying a topical antibiotic, such as polymyxin and neomycin
- Partial nail removal
- Matrixectomy (a surgery to remove the entire nail)
