You can often treat an ingrown toenail yourself with proper hygiene, soaking, and other remedies. However, speak with a doctor if you have a severe ingrown toenail or it’s infected. The common, curly ...

For severe or recurring cases, medical treatment may be needed. These treatments are often permanent solutions. This is a ...

Have you ever had an ingrown toenail? Seventy percent of participants in our Instagram poll said yes, so my sympathies. If no, lucky you—congratulations on never having to experience that peculiar ...

When you have an ingrown toenail, your feet won’t let you forget it. Typically caused by wearing too-tight shoes or cutting the nail too short or unevenly, an ingrown toenail is “a portion of the ...

An ingrown toenail—medically known as onychocryptosis—refers to a toenail that has grown into your skin. The top corner of the nail grows into the flesh, causing pain and inflammation. Most ingrown ...

Ingrown toenails occur when the toenail grows into the skin next to the nail. It most commonly affects the big toe. Although an ingrown toenail will not go away without treatment, people can usually ...

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Spotting the signs of an infected toenail can be pretty easy, but that doesn’t mean that everybody knows just what to do when they see them. “A lot of people have ingrown toenails that become infected ...

Ingrown toenails are usually treatable without surgery. However, in severe cases, people may require a surgical procedure to remove to ingrown toenail. If they notice them at an early stage, people ...

Have you ever had an ingrown toenail? Seventy percent of participants in our Instagram poll said yes, so my sympathies. If you said no, lucky you—congratulations on never having to experience that ...