How A Podiatrist Will Treat An Ingrown Nail

1. Cutting A Podiatrist will cut very carefully down the affected side of your nail removing the jagger/splintered edge that is digging into your toe.  2. Equipment We have very specifics tools to get the nail out with minimal pain, in some cases when the nail is very infected or swollen we may use a […]

Home Treatment Ingrown Toenails

1. Cutting The best practice for cutting nails is straight across the nail, this reduces risk of small pieces of nail getting caught and becoming imbedded in the side of the nail, making an ingrown worse.  2. Irrigating  Make sure to irrigate the infected area with saline twice per day. Approx one teaspoon of salt […]