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Content updated on Sep 20, 2022

What is ingrown toenail?

A condition where the corner of a toenail curves and grows into the skin, causing pain and swelling. Risk factors include obesity, small-sized shoes, and cutting the nails incorrectly.

Symptoms of ingrown toenail

  • Toe pain

  • Change in nail shape

  • Change in nail color

Questions your doctor may ask to check for ingrown toenail

Your doctor may ask these questions to diagnose ingrown toenail

  • Do you have pain in the toe(s)?

  • Has your nail shape changed?

  • Has your nail color changed?

Treatment for ingrown toenail

Treatment involves warm soaks and pushing the skin away from the toenail edge daily until the nail grows out. It is important to trim the toenails straight instead of curved. For severe cases, a healthcare provider may perform a toenail removal procedure, but the condition can recur, especially if the nail-cutting technique is not corrected.

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References

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    https://www.aafp.org/pubs/afp/issues/2019/0801/p158.html

  • Heidelbaugh JJ, Lee H. Management of the ingrown toenail. Am Fam Physician. 2009 Feb 15;79(4):303-8. PMID: 19235497.

    https://www.aafp.org/pubs/afp/issues/2009/0215/p303.html

  • Zuber TJ. Ingrown toenail removal. Am Fam Physician. 2002 Jun 15;65(12):2547-52, 2554. PMID: 12086244.

    https://www.aafp.org/pubs/afp/issues/2002/0615/p2547.html

  • Dincer Rota D, Bozduman Ö, Tanacan FE, Uğurlar M, Aksoy Sarac G, Yapıcı Uğurlar Ö, Erdoğan FG. Abnormal foot angles has an association with ingrown toenail. Int J Clin Pract. 2021 Oct;75(10):e14474. doi: 10.1111/ijcp.14474. Epub 2021 Jun 20. PMID: 34107146.

    https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ijcp.14474

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Unnati Patel, MD, MSc

Unnati Patel, MD, MSc (Primary Care Physician)

Dr Patel graduated from the Zhejiang University School of Medicine. She worked in clinical research at the University of Illinois in Chicago and University of Nevada in Las Vegas focused on culturally adapted health interventions for preventive medicine in the community setting. Received her Master's of Science in Global Health (concentration in Health Policy) from Georgetown University, during which she worked with the WHO in Sierra Leone and Save the Children in Washington, D.C. Unnati went on to complete her family medicine residency in Chicago, Illinois at Norwegian American Hospital. | | She is currently working as a primary care physician in the city of Chicago and completing her Master's of Business Administration at the Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management and Fellowship in Leadership in Value-Based Care.

Yukiko Ueda, MD

Yukiko Ueda, MD (Dermatology)

Dr. Ueda graduated from the Niigata University School of Medicine and trained at the University of Tokyo Medical School. She is currently a clinical assistant professor at the Department of Dermatology, Jichi Medical University, and holds several posts in the dermatology departments at Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Komagome Hospital, University of Tokyo, and the Medical Center of Japan Red Cross Society.

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