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Ingrown toenails cause pain, redness, and eventually infection. If your ingrown toenail has not infected yet, there are some things you can try at home. Soak in salted water Soak the toenail in warm water with Epsom salts or a mild detergent. You can apply antibiotic cream afterward. Clip the nail After soaking your nail [...]

Ingrown toenails are a common condition among youth and adults. A general definition of the Ingrown toenail is a condition in which the corner of the nail grows into the skin adjacent to the nail, but there are actually several types of ingrown toenails. They can be distinguished by the direction of the nail growth [...]

A pincer nail (Omega nails) is considered the most painful type of an ingrown nail. Pincer nails are characterized as excessive curving of the nail plate that causes the nail to pinch into the skins adjacent to the nail. There are a couple of factors that separate the pincer nail from the classic ingrown nail. [...]

Nail pain can be caused by varieties of reasons, which leads to different diagnoses. Today we will compare 4 conditions that cause pain in your toenail. Paronychia This is an infection of the skin next to a nail. This is a common cause of pain, and the common underlying cause of paronychia is Ingrown Toenails. [...]

DO: Cut nails in a straight line, and avoid cutting them too short (for reference you should be able to slide your nail under the sides and end of the nail without pain.) Make sure your shoes and sock are the right sizes. Shoes that are too loose or too tight cause unwanted pressure on [...]

Surgical procedures around the nail date back to approximately 625 AC. Despite this, there is little public knowledge on maintaining nail health. In order to broaden our understanding of nails, we have included research on other species with nails, such as horse hoofs, and other animals claws. All of these grow at similar rates to [...]

It is important to take a good care of your toenails to prevent and treat your ingrown toenails. But importantly, you should be careful about the way you treat your nails. Here are some tips! Do not cut a notch (a “V” shape in the middle) in the nail Although some people believe this will [...]

An ingrown toenail is a condition in which the corner of a toenail grows into the skin and soft tissue at the side of the nail. It could cause pain, redness, swelling, and infection. This condition occurs more often with the nail on the big toe than smaller toenails. Prevention There are several ways you [...]

Although extremely common an ingrown toenail is still considered a disease of the nail. Children and adults alike can get ingrown toenails. Ingrown toenails are most common in the big toe, but can occur on other nails. They start when the nail grows in the incorrect direction usually into the soft side of the nail. [...]

Nails are made of dense layers of cells being pushed to the surface of your finger. Ridges on your nails correspond to skin ridges under your nails - these help hold your nails in place. When the shape of your nail changes, the connection between those ridges get weaken, and nails start growing into the [...]