What is an Ingrown Nail?
One of the most common conditions to walk into our office is an ingrown nail. People describe the pain as severe at times, and even describe difficulty sleeping due to the lightest touch like that of their sheet, that is from a painful ingrown toenail. There are many causes of an ingrown nail but the two most common are trauma and aggressively trimming back the corner of ones nail. The definition of trauma is not someone hitting your toe with a bat! It is simply being in shoes that are too small and the toe continues to get beat up and the border of the nail starts to grow into the skin.
At the Center for Ankle and Foot Care, we have a simple in office procedure that literally only takes minutes to correct your problem forever! (Unless you start to wear bad shoes again!) Our foot doctors want to help you get back on your feet again.
The following symptoms may be present with ingrown toenails:
- Pain
- Redness and swelling
- Drainage
- Odor
- Prominent skin tissue (proud flesh)
Don't wait until it gets too bad to get in. We only take a small portion of the ingrown nail. So in most cases you can barely tell you even had this simple in office procedure performed! Once the nail is ingrown there are not too many things you can do for yourself at home to make this better. Call your foot doctor and get in right away! At the Center for Ankle and Foot Care we have same day appointments avaialble!
Call 352-242-2502
