I've had this problem since I was a little kid. It prevents me from playing football i.e. soccer and is really frustrating. I've had surgery twice, but the sides of my toenail keep digging into the skin. What is the best way of treating an ingrown toenail?
2006-09-11 07:08:05 · 7 answers · asked by ? 1 in Health ➔ Other - Health
This sounds crazy but it works. Do this before you go to sleep at night. Peel a potato, cut off a chunk big enough to fit on the ingrown toenail, place it on the ingrown toenail, tie a string on it, not tight just enough to keep it on, put a sock on it. When you wake up the potato will be black and the skin on your toe will all be shrivled up with the ingrown toenail exposed, you will be able to pick it right out. This really works, you need to try it.
2006-09-11 07:17:39 · answer #1 · answered by niceneacy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Believe it or not when I was younger I had minor surgery for my ingrown toenail 3 times! "Not fun" After they remove the Nail the doctor always said that there was a chance the nail would not grow back, it always did, and eventually I was stuck with the same problem. Until....
I finally went to a different doctor ready for him to tell me that I was going to need another surgery. He explained to me that what causes your toenail to curve downward into the skin is the thickness of the center part of your nail. He said to take a nail file and file down the center of your toenail until it is not so thick. Eventually the nail will not dig down into your skin. I did it and it worked! I haven't had a problem since.
At the time that I did this the nail was already embedded into my toe. After filing the nail really well the nail eventually came out. So if you are at this stage first try filing it and if it does not get better within 2 weeks you will probably have to get it out via surgery.
2006-09-12 09:36:03 · answer #2 · answered by fernbuck 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
maximum ingrown nail problems may be prevented with ideal grooming of the feet and via donning better-setting up footwear. attempt to shrink tension on the toe via donning sandals or via no longer donning a shoe for various days. steer away from trimming the nook of the toenail. this could bring about a worsening of the ingrown toenail. try soaking your toe in heat water 2 cases an afternoon. in case you could, carry the sting of the nail and wedge a chunk of cotton between the nail and your epidermis. If the nail has no longer been ingrown for long, it could heal in one to 2 weeks. seek for help from a primary practitioner if domicile administration concepts do no longer relieve your indicators or if the nail turns into contaminated. in case you seek for scientific help by using fact your ingrown nail has substitute into contaminated, your primary practitioner will in all probability prescribe an antibiotic. on occasion, your primary practitioner would propose partial elimination of a heavily ingrown nail. everlasting elimination of the entire nail may be reported if ingrowth happens many times. those procedures can generally be completed contained in the first practitioner's workplace under an area anesthetic.
2016-09-30 14:15:12 · answer #3 · answered by fritch 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Keep them filed and cut short. Be meticulous about it.
The tendency of toenails to CURL (which is what causes this problem) is GENETIC and there's no treatment for it.
2006-09-11 07:14:44 · answer #4 · answered by urbancoyote 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know it sounds gross, but I yank my ingrown toenails out myself.
2006-09-11 07:16:31 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Had the same issue mate, eventually had to get the root removed to stop them growing again.
No probs since!
Don't wear socks that are too small again!!
2006-09-11 07:15:44 · answer #6 · answered by The Bear 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
madet charteh
2006-09-11 08:23:53 · answer #7 · answered by Armen S 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋