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 may make you more susceptible to getting more ingrown toenails. In fact, men between the ages of 15 and 40 are more likely to have an ingrown toenail. Out of all the people visiting their doctor for their feet problems, twenty percent of them will have an ingrown toenail.
Here are some internal and external factors that can cause ingrown toenails.
- Trimming the nails improperly
- Shoes that are too small or narrow
- Excessive foot sweating or bad feet hygiene
- Toenail fungus
- History of ingrown toenails in the family
- Injury to the nail that reoccurs
- Nail plate or fold that is not the proper shape
- Thyroid, cardiac, and renal issues
- Therapies such as retinoids, oral antifungals, ciclosporin and docetaxel (an IV chemotherapy medicine)