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Pedicures are a place for relaxation and rejuvenation but may also put you at higher risk of getting ingrown toenails. When nails are not cut properly, they have a greater chance of becoming ingrown which can cause a lot of pain for the person receiving the pedicure. This may occur when the pedicurist files the [...]
Hot weather and closed-toe shoes can be an unpredictable duo recipe for disaster that can increase your chances of an ingrown toenail, a painful and troublesome condition. Ingrown toenails can be caused by a variety of factors, but summer is when ingrown toenails can occur more often. Stimulated by the heat during the summer, the [...]
Athletes, especially those who play soccer or run track, are prone to ingrown toenails. Ingrown toenails develop when the nail grows to the side and burrows into the flesh of the toe. This can cause pain and swelling that can disturb the athlete’s performance. There are several factors that cause ingrown toenails, including wearing the [...]
An ingrown toenail can be very inconvenient and painful. If not taken care of properly, it can get infected. The big toe is most often affected, but other toes can get ingrown nails too. It can be hereditary but is often caused by poor or improper foot care. When they become very painful, you’ll have [...]
Not everyone gets ingrown toenails, but why do you have one? Here are possible reasons why: cutting your toenails the wrong way - too short or not straight across wearing shoes or socks that are too tight that press the nail into your toe getting a toenail injury or causing trauma to the toenail, like [...]
An ingrown toenail occurs when the side of a toenail grows in into the flesh of the toe that causes pain and swelling. Ingrown toenails are unlikely to be fatal, but if left untreated, it can cause some complications such as an infection. If you have diabetes, a foot infection can be more serious. According [...]
What are the symptoms? Pain and tenderness around the toenail Swelling and redness of the toe Fluid buildup in the skin around the toenail Why ingrown toenail surgery? Your podiatrist, or foot doctor, may recommend surgery if you have recurring ingrown toenails and remedies can’t resolve your ingrown toenail problem. What is ingrown [...]
How to care for the ingrown toenail: When the nail is cut wrong or the shoes are the improper size it may lead to infection. If a child’s nail becomes infected antibiotics may be a common form of treatment. Even more commonly, the treatment of an ingrown toenail can be done without a doctor, at [...]
Treatments for an ingrown toenail will either be non-invasive or surgical. The severity of the ingrown toenail will determine what option you should choose for your treatment. According to recent findings, surgery compared to a non-invasive treatment yields better results in a lesser occurrence of ingrown toenails. Some may wonder if there are predispositions that [...]
When you search for how to prevent ingrown toenail online, you may find out that many websites recommend to “trim your nail straight across” to prevent ingrown toenails. However, they don’t usually mention WHY. Today, we will explain why trimming your nail correctly will help prevent you from getting ingrown toenails. A 2014 research from [...]