What's an ingrown toenail?

More fun than you can imagine.





Seriously, the toenail has curled around and started growing into the toe. It is very painful and you should cut the nail if it hasn't gone too far. If so, see a podiatrist and he will cut it out. Sounds bad but it really isn't . Not a pleasant experience but he will use painkillers and it will be worth the effort.What's an ingrown toenail?
When a toenail is ingrown, the nail is curved downward and grows into the skin, usually at the nail borders (the sides of the nail). This “digging in” of the nail irritates the skin, often creating pain, redness, swelling, and warmth in the toe.





If an ingrown nail causes a break in the skin, bacteria may enter and cause an infection in the area, which is often marked by drainage and a foul odor. However, even if your toe isn’t painful, red, swollen, or warm, a nail that curves downward into the skin can progress to an infection.What's an ingrown toenail?
my dad gets them all the time and actually had to get them removed... a ingrown toe nail is when your nail grows out as usual, but as it reached the tip of your toe, it begins to curl downward and closes in on the skin of your toe. it is difficult to explain. you will need to go to the doctor, because they do not get better on their own, you may need to get your toenail removed.





good luck!!!
I have had 3 ingrown toenails in my life. (im 16). They are extremely painful. It is when the nail grows out from a side and penetrates the skin. It can cause infection and intense pain. Each one I had, I had to do a small surgery to remove it. The doctor would numb my toe and cut through my skin to reach it, then snip it off. It is a small surgery but your toe will bleed the next 2 days. I was prescribed an antibiotic also because of the infection.
There are many causes for an ingrown toenail, from tight fitting shoes, to cutting your nails too short. Ingrown nails can also occur on your fingers as one of the main causes is from cutting your nails too short.





Ingrown nails is a very painful condition that can lead to infection if not treated.
if you cut your toe nail to short and when it starts growing back it grows like into your skin


pretty disgusting
I think its a tail that grows the inside not outside
it's not a pretty site....