Ingrown toenail? what to do?

i have an ingrown toenail and its really starting to hurt. what should i do about it?Ingrown toenail? what to do?
see the doctor


they won't have to do anything major


if its not that bad yet


just dont wait till its too lateIngrown toenail? what to do?
you need to keep adding alcohol to it and leave it to grow and when you cut it you need to cut straight and not cut the corners because if you keep cutting the corners they will grow and go in your skin and it will hurt a lot you could even go through surgery because of it. so you need to be careful the way you cut them. cut straight. that has happened to me but i did same thing put alcohol etc and its fine now. i actually thought that my toenail was starting to rut coz it went all brown and scary but yeah its fine now.
I sympathise with your pain.





You need to visit your doctor. Explain to them what you think it is and they will look at it and decide what to do. It will either require a simple cut and pull measure, or, if you have left it for too long they will give you local anaesthetic injections and perform a mini op in your toe nail (i don't remember what it is called). It involves slicing the toenail downwards then removing the whole side of it right down to the root. This should hopefully mean it will not grow again - but no guarantees. The toe will not look deformed and once it has healed, no one should be able to tell what you had done.





Yes, it is painful and hurt but the relief afterwards.....Oh! *sighs* it was worth it. Don't leave it for 9 months like i did and let it become so infected you need several courses of antibiotics to kill the infection. Trust me, it sounds scary but so worth it in the end.





Further, ensure to cut your toenails correctly in the future to prevent it happening again. Good luck.
heree are the steppss! you have twoo chices! call o a doctor or do it by yiurself! =) the steps are:


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Step 1





Wipe your instruments off with alcohol or betadine. Be sure to get the undersides of your nail clippers, as that is the cutting surface that will be against your skin.


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Step 2





Put 2 capfuls of povidone-iodine (Betadine) solution, into 1/2 gal. warm water. Put your foot in the water and soak for 10 minutes.


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Step 3





Dry foot thoroughly and then insert nail clippers under the nail border.


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Step 4





Clip out the ingrown toenail at a slight angle. Try not to cut your skin - keep the bottom of the clipper as close to the bottom of the nail plate as possible.


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Step 5





Grasp the corner and gently pull it out, once the nail is cut.


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Step 6





Wipe the area gently with an alcohol or a betadine-soaked gauze pad or cotton swab.


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Step 7





Soak your toe for 20 minutes each day in the Betadine solution for three days, or until soreness is gone. After soaking, dry gently and apply an adhesive bandage and some antibiotic cream.


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Step 8





Insert a sliver of cotton between the nail and the skin, for a few days. This will keep pressure off the toe. Remove the cotton as soon as the nail begins to grow out and away from the toe.


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Step 9





Wear loose shoes or go barefoot as much as possible, while your toenail is healing. Your goal is to eliminate any pressure from pushing against your toe.





pd: See your podiatrist for chronic ingrown toenails. He may manipulate and elevate the end of your nail to prevent pressure on soft toe tissue, or correct the problem surgically.
Take some cotton and roll it into a strip the size of the nail, it should be about the thickness of a wooden toothpick, then with an actual wooden toothpick CAREFULLY and GENTLY push the cotton roll between the nail and the skin/flesh of the toe.





You must leave it there until the nail grows over the cotton, replace after showering or bathing.
You need to see a doctor or podiatrist. Do not try to remove it yourself, you can cause more serious problems and infection.





Until you can see a doctor, soak it in warm salt water. Use 1 tablespoon of table salt per pint of warm water. Soak for 10 minutes then apply an antibiotic ointment and a band aid.
You need to go to the doctor to remove an ingrown toe nail unless it is not that badly started which in that case you can take care of it yourself
do not touch it and go to the doctor because if you try to cut it, it will grow back deeper so go straight to the doctor
You need to go to the doctors but in the meantime bathe it in warm salty water.
Doctors Dearest =]
Ask your GP or doctor
chew it off
I rip mine out, but you have to be able to endure alot of pain..lol