Lift the corner of the
ingrown nail up and out with the opposite hand.
Comparison of effectiveness of electrocautery and phenol application in partial matricectomy after partial nail extraction in the treatment of
ingrown nails. Pol Przegl Chir 2014;86:89-93.
Diabetic patients have been found to have a higher incidence of
ingrown nails compared with nondiabetic patients.2
Modified Emmet's operation for
ingrown nails using the Er:YAG laser.
A 17-year-old boy was referred to our clinic with the complaint of
ingrown nail in his left toe.
Q: My big toes get
ingrown nails that I cut away to ease the pain.
I think she was half-hoping that I would get another
ingrown nail so that she could watch."
After soaking, put a small amount of cotton under the
ingrown nail to prevent it from growing further into your skin.
"An
ingrown nail is primarily acting as a foreign-body reaction.