Ingrowing Toe Nail - Footmed Natasha Horn - Podiatrist

Ingrowing Toe Nails

Ingrown toenails occur when the edges or corners of your nails grow into the skin next to the nail. Your big toe is most likely to get an ingrown toenail.

Why do you get an ingrown nail?

Ingrown toenails occur in both men and women. Ingrown toenails may be more common in people with sweaty feet, such as teenagers. Older people may also be at higher risk because toenails thicken with age

Many things can cause an ingrown toenail, including:

cutting toenails incorrectly
irregular, curved toenails
footwear that places a lot of pressure on the big toes
toenail injury
fungal infections
improper foot hygiene,
biomechanical anomalies

Treatment Options:

Number 1:
Conservative Treatment:

Most of the time this will involve a local anaesthetic injection
remove the nail spike
pack with gauze
patient education on proper nail cutting techniques

Bad Nail Cutting Technique is The Leading Cause of Ingrowing Toe nails

Cut your nails straight across.
Do not do Bathroom Surgery, consult the Podiatrist

Number 2:
Surgical Option

This will involve Local Anaesthesia in the form of a total toe block
Used in cases where after conservative treatment the ingrowing nail does not get better
It is called a Nail Wedge Resection - a part of the nail is permanently removed
Usually not as painful as the actual ingrowing toe nail
Important to note, NWR by a podiatrist gets no stiches.
no scarring
this procedure will usually be done on a second consultation unless arranged ahead of time

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