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How To Get Rid Of An Ingrown Toenail Naturally

Get Rid Of An Ingrown Toenail Naturally

Ingrown toenails are really common, but that doesn’t take away from the pain and discomfort they cause. Ingrown toenails or onychocryptosis occurs when the edge of a toenail grows into the side of the nail bed, resulting in a painful or swollen toe. They usually develop on your big toe.

You Can Get An Ingrown Toenail If

Some people are (unfortunately!) just born with nails that are naturally fan-shaped and tend to grow downward.1

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Make That Nail Toe The Line

If an ingrown toenail is not taken care of, the toe can get infected and start oozing pus. In some cases, the infection may spread into the bone.

If your toe has become infected, or you have nerve damage in the foot or leg, poor circulation of blood to your foot, or diabetes, you need to see a doctor right away – it’s not advisable for you to try and treat an ingrown toenail at home as there’s a chance of complications. When an ingrown toenail doesn’t heal or keeps growing back, your doctor might remove the part of your nail that has skin growing over it (partial nail avulsion) or use a chemical agent or electrical current to get rid of an area from where a new nail may grow. Antibiotics might also be prescribed for an infected toe. 2

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If you’re not in the at-risk category, there are several simple things you can do at home to deal with an ingrown toenail.

Thwarting An Ingrown Toenail

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1, 2, 6, 11 Ingrown toenail, National Institute of Health.
3, 12 Ingrown toenail, National Health Service.
4, 5 Ingrown toenail, National Institute of Health.
7, 8, 9 Longe, Jacqueline L. The Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine. Gale Cengage, 2005.
10 Worwood, Valerie Ann. Aromatherapy for the Healthy Child: More Than 300 Natural, Nontoxic, and Fragrant Essential Oil Blends. New World Library, 2000.
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