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Foot Care (Podiatry) (Expert Forum)
Ingrown toenail to too short toe nail
Answered by
Yena H Do, DPM - skin allergies, foot/ankle trauma, foot pain, bunions, Hammer toe, compartment syndrome, foot surgery
Cambridge Podiatry
Cambridge - MA
Questions in the Foot Care (Podiatry) forum are answered by Dr. Yena Do. Topics include: Athlete's feet, Bunions, Flat feet, Foreign body, Fractures/foot pain,Fungal infections, Hammertoes, Instability, Morton's Neuroma, Nail fungus, Pediatric curly toes, Pediatric in-toe gait (pigeon toe), Plantar fasciitis/heel pain, Sesamoiditis,
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Doctor's Answer
by Yena H Do, DPM, Nov 22, 2009 07:08PM
, Nov 22, 2009 07:08PM
the nail is still growing in the flesh of the toe.
it is difficult to cut all of the offending nail without numbing the toe with a shot.
when the side of the toe is injured, it inflames...the nail doesn't give the skin time to shrink and normalize b/f it grows back into it.
you need to have the toe numbed and the corner cut out down to the root.
this should help. if not, you need an xray to confirm that the infection has not spread to the bone.
it is difficult to cut all of the offending nail without numbing the toe with a shot.
when the side of the toe is injured, it inflames...the nail doesn't give the skin time to shrink and normalize b/f it grows back into it.
you need to have the toe numbed and the corner cut out down to the root.
this should help. if not, you need an xray to confirm that the infection has not spread to the bone.
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