Stages of an Ingrown Toenail
An ingrown toenail is a condition that can cause painful complications that may affect your daily life such as an infection. In the long run, ingrown toenails are caused by poor monitoring of the feet such as ill-fitting shoes. The condition can be divided into three different stages that can convey what type of treatment [...]
How to Stop Ingrown Toenails
In the summer, people prefer wearing sandals and flip flops. Cooler weather can drive people to wear boots or other closed toe footwear rather than sandals and flip flops. Also, there are people who need to wear boots or closed shoes for work, like those in the military or construction. Closed footwear is great for [...]
Taking Care of Ingrown Toenails at Home
Ingrown toenails develop when part of the nail grows into the surrounding skin. The nail tears the skin and causes it to swell. It can be painful and lead to infections. You are more likely to experience pain when pressure is applied to the toe. Other symptoms of an ingrown toenail are overgrowth of the [...]
What Causes Ingrown Toenails?
Ingrown toenails are a common yet painful condition where the corner or side of the nail is growing into the flesh surrounding the toe. Since the condition is very common, causes for the condition will be common practices that can also be prevented. Here are the most common causes of ingrown toenails: Wearing ill-fitting shoes [...]
What To Do If I Keep Getting Ingrown Toenails
There are several ways that an ingrown nail can develop. In many cases it is hereditary, meaning that it runs in your family, so if you know family members with this problem then you have a chance of gaining the same issue. Trimming the nail incorrectly can also result in an ingrown nail. This will [...]
Ingrown Toenails In Elders
Elderly people might develop an ingrown toenail if they have trouble maintaining their nails, or wear ill fitting shoes. If an elder has an ingrown, they might have trouble walking or putting on their shoes. They might also experience pain and risk contraction of an infection until they are treated. If you are an elder [...]
Ingrown Toenails in Babies
One of the causes of ingrown toenails is heredity. So if you or your family members have had problems with ingrown toenails, it would be better to be wary of the signs as well as prevention of ingrown toenails on your baby. The most common symptom of ingrown toenails is redness and swelling of the [...]
The Best Way to Treat an Ingrown Toenail
When choosing the type of treatment, there are factors to consider. The first one to consider is pain. Ingrown toenails may cause different levels of pain depending on its severity. A simple ingrown may cause mild discomfort. A worse case may make it unbearable to take a step. Next, you should check for infection. Redness, [...]
Seeing A Podiatrist for an Ingrown Toenail
For minor cases of ingrown toenail, you can treat them at home with topical antibiotic creams and over the counter pain medicine. Soaking the infected toe also helps to soften the area and get that nail to grow properly above the skin. A nail that is growing into the skin causes a great deal of [...]
How are Ingrown Toenails Removed?
An ingrown toenail is when part of the toenail grows into the sides of the skin of the toe. This causes swelling, pain, and in some cases, infection on the toe. For a minor case of ingrown toenail, people usually go to salons to have it simply cut away. Some people cut and remove the [...]