Both my big toes have ingrown nails and the nail already goes pretty far into my toe even when it's not ingrown so I can't even get close to the ingrown part. Hydrogen proxcyde dosen't seem to be helping with the infectoin. My mother and brother have had the same thing happen just not as bad and were able to get rid of it over a few years but nothing seems to work for me.
2007-01-06 12:37:58 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Skin Conditions
soak in hot water and epsom salts. Gently push the skin away from the toe. Do this continually to ease the pressure.
You can buy solution at the pharmacy to dissolve the embedded nail.
2007-01-06 12:40:22 · answer #1 · answered by colinsmumplus1 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well, in the future, cut your toenails differently -- I have the same problem. Cut your toenails straight across the toe, instead of cutting downwards towards the foot. I know, it's tempting.
Generally after several days the nail will grow up a little bit, and you can pry the ingrown nail out with a tweezers or a clippers (but be careful, it will hurt, and it might bleed a little.) Be sure to clean up your foot after to tend to an ingrown toenail that bleeds.
2007-01-06 12:42:21 · answer #2 · answered by Kilroy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get to a podiatrist. The more you mess with the toe yourself the worse that it will get. I made that mistake. You may need what is called a partial nail avulsion to prevent the nail from becoming ingrown again. The procedure is quick and relatively painless. I had this done on my left big toe about two years ago and have not had a problem since.
2007-01-06 12:41:35 · answer #3 · answered by kaufman35 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
in the middle of the nail make a small cut. It will take some of the pressure off the ingrown part and make it easier to eradicate the painful thing. Then soak the feet and hopefully more will come out.
2007-01-06 12:40:29 · answer #4 · answered by ambi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cut the nail as far in as you can get it and fish the ingrown out with a pair of sterilized tweezers. If you can get that part out, the infection will probably come out too.Use some Anbesol on it to numb it before you go fishing!! Good luck!
2007-01-06 12:41:53 · answer #5 · answered by lucygoosy2004 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Put a piece of a cotton ball under the ingrown part and let it grow out a little, then grab it with tweezers and yank that sucker out, at least thats what I do, and I have done it quite a few times.
2007-01-06 12:40:35 · answer #6 · answered by atheist kid 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you have to really go in the skin it will hurt, but that is the only way to get a ingrown toe nail out, i know i had it.
2007-01-06 12:43:59 · answer #7 · answered by Sheila M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, you should leave it alone for a day. I know it will hurt, but it will be easier to get out. Also, try not to cut too deep because it results in ingrowns. You would gte surgery if you do that to much.
2007-01-06 12:42:06 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's going to take a trip to the podiatrist. You shouldn't try to remove it yourself. Plus, now that is infected, your going to need some antibiotics, before it become worse. Sometimes there is out patient office procedure that can be done to alleviate the pain. Go before you lose the nail.
2007-01-06 12:42:16 · answer #9 · answered by kayjay 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You need to see a podiatrist to get this cleared up. It should not take years to get rid of an ingrown toenail. Ingrown toenails can be taken care of by the podiatrist in one or two visits.
2007-01-06 12:39:50 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋