What are Ingrown Toenails?
Ingrown Toenails is a painful condition that occurs when sharp edges or corners of your nails dig into the skin next to the nail. Initially pain and inflammation occurs at the site but later on yellowish liquid or pus starts draining from there. If left untreated, it can cause serious infection which may even require surgery.
What causes Ingrown Toenails?
The most common causes of Ingrown Toenails are:
What are the symptoms of Ingrown Toenails?
Ingrown Toenails symptoms are:
How can Ingrown Toenails be treated?
You can try home treatments for Ingrown Toenails like soaking your feet in warm water for 15-20 minutes, pushing away the skin from the edge of toenail with cotton ball soaked in olive oil or apply antibiotic to prevent infection. In case, after few weeks you still see redness, pain or infection at the site of toenail, then you must immediately contact your doctor. He may give you antibiotic or in severe cases may perform surgery.