I have a really bad ingrown toe nail. Does anyone know of a home remedie that works?

Answer 1

In mild cases (not including the severe cases in the photos above), doctors recommend daily soaking of the afflicted digit in a mixture of warm water and Epsom salts and applying over-the-counter antibiotics. This might allow the nail to grow out so it may be trimmed properly and the flesh to heal. A simple yet extremely painful procedure for mild ingrowth (i.e., where infection is absent) requires small scissors to trim the nail completely along the nail margin down to the lateral base. This hopefully allows the embedded piece of nail to be pushed back and out from the toe tissue. Note that infection may be somewhat difficult to prevent in cleaning and treating ingrown nails owing to the warm, dark, and damp environment in shoes. Peroxide is immediately effective to help clean minor infections but iodine is more effective in the long term as it continues to prevent bacterial growth even after it is dry. [N.B.: Iodine should not be used on deep wounds. In such cases a physician or podiatrist should be consulted.] Also, bandages can help keep out bacteria but one should never apply any of the new types of spray-on bandages to ingrown nails that show any discharge - preventing drainage will likely cause intense swelling and pain.

These home remedies are often ineffective: frequently, the flesh is far too swollen and infected to allow for these procedures to work. Thus, severe cases, such as when the area around the nail becomes infected or the nail will not grow back properly, must be treated by a professional and the patient should avoid repeated attempts at this type of 'bathroom surgery.'

Answer 2

My husband gets those all of the time, the only thing I know to tell you is to try & dig the nail out of the skin, it's gonna hurt, but that's what's causing the problem. To ease some of the pain, I recommend soaking your foot in some epsom salts; this will help to soften up your skin around the nail & with any luck & a couple of trys, it should feel better; however, in between trys, apply some peroxide to keep out infection and boil out any infection that might already be in there. And if it really gets too bad, I recommend going to the doctor & getting it cut out! Hope that helps & Good Luck.

Answer 3

quite have nostril hairs ripped out with tweezers than have an ingrown toe nail. would not it sense large once you ultimately get the toe nail clippers down in there some distance sufficient to decrease off the nail!

Answer 4

They sell a over the counter stuff called outgrow trim your nail staight across and apply.Best thing since sliced bread...

Answer 5

go with your feet in a tub,with warm water and plenty soda (normal soda) for about 2 hrs.
the nails will be very tender than and easy to clip.

Answer 6

if you are unable to remove the toe nail, see a doctor and have it removed,. if not it will be costly and a coupe visits to the doctor to be tor-chard.

Answer 7

soak ur toe in warm water with epson salt.

Answer 8

put cotton under the nail so that it can't continue to grow under th skin.