Home treatment for an ingrown toenail?
Reenie: Mom of Marine asked:
I think it’s because I have been wearing wool socks and they make my shoes kinda tight….Quite painful! Relief please???
Ge The Best Toenail Treatment
I think it’s because I have been wearing wool socks and they make my shoes kinda tight….Quite painful! Relief please???
Ge The Best Toenail Treatment
I take a pair of toenail clippers and a pair of needle nose pliers and get the ingrown section out. It hurts a lot less than when a Dr. does it.
Take a nail file and file the center of the nail down real thin. This allows the nail to flex and it will soon grow back normally.
Soaking the foot in hot water (as hot as possible without it actually hurting) very frequently during the day will stimulate healing, as more blood (and thus white blood cells) will get to the site of infection. Eventually (many days), the ingrown nail should be able to come out & it will heal up. You can also apply an ointment to keep the infection under control. Wearing sandals when possible (ie at home) might help make you more comfortable. If it doesn’t get better and really bothers you, go see your GP.
Ingrown toenais are generally caused by the nail being cut too short, so to avoid in the future, make sure you keep them long enough to be visible, especially the edges.
If it is in the early stages you should try getting a piece of tape and try to pull the skin away from the toenail. You can also try to cut it out but make sure that you disinfect what ever you use by putting it in an open flam for atleast 5 seconds. If its red, puffy, or is warm to the touch you should go to the doctor becuase that means its infected. If you go to the doctor s/he will first numb your toe by injecting it with lidocane then s/he will cut the nail vertically down the nail bed to completly remove the bad nail. Most likely they will give you a Rx for an antibiotic to make sure it doesnt become more infected.
If you cut a small V out of the middle of your toenail, the nails will grow together to fill the space and therefore drag either side of your toenail out of the skin. it really works, but if you like getting pedicures it’s not the most attractive sight i suppose
What you have to do is get your nail free from the skin and keep it free until it grows long enough to get past the skin. The best way to do this is to pry the nail up and then wedge some cotton under the nail.