subject: Ingrown Toenail Home Treatment [print this page] For many people, ingrown toenail surgery is the recommended option, with home treatments fine for easing the symptoms and pain, but rarely useful as a long term treatment option. Ingrown toenails often form due to an abnormality in the anatomy of the toe and nail, a condition which is usually inherited. Signs of an infection include pain, redness, swelling, foul odor and yellow drainage. Many people develop ingrown toenail infections on a regular basis. These are often treated with soaking and antibiotic pills. Typically, these treatments only provide short term relief.
This condition is clinically known as onychocryptosis. This happens when a fraction of our nails immerses deep in the skin and leads to infection. This bit of fraction of nail can cause pressure to the area where the nail folds are located and when this happens, it can cause pain. It is believed that thousands of people perform surgery on their feet on a regular basis. Trimming calluses with the appropriate tools is one thing, but cutting into the feet is not something that you are trained to do. Here's what podiatrists suggest for the home treatment of minor cases of ingrown toenails.
Treatment of ingrown toenails can be as simple as cutting the leading edge of the nail on the side that hurts. Sometimes, this is enough to remove the painful nail spicule and can be done at home by the patient themselves. However, if the condition persists, a simple visit to a podiatrist will take care of the problem in just a few minutes. It's important that your nails are cut straight across the top and not rounded on the sides. This could lead to ingrown nails. Try cutting nails after they are softened from a shower, bath, or foot soak. Use a file to smooth rough edges. There are some electric devices that may make this task easier.
Another home remedy to treat ingrown toenails is to soak the foot in warm water and salt for around 30 minutes. This procedure should be followed for about 15 days. Each time after soaking your foot, gently remove the overgrown skin from the nail with the help of tweezers. There are home based remedies for treating toenail fungus, and you can depend on them with all hopes to get rid of nail fungus. But you must choose the right type of remedial treatment which suits your condition. Usually, the treatments adopted to cure nail fungus cannot be universal since one type of treatment applicable to one individual may not suit another.
