How Do You Treat An Infected Ingrown Toenail?
Ingrown toenails are a painful condition caused by the toenail curving into the skin while growing inward rather than straight out. As a result, your skin becomes inflamed and eventually infected. According to podiatric surgeon and author Suzanne M. Levine, your toe can also become infected if you pick at the skin around the toenail. Relief from an infected toenail includes at-home treatments such as soaking the toe and trimming the nail, nail remover by a doctor and antibiotics. If pain increases after trimming the nail, contact your podiatrist immediately. Soak your feet in warm water. Allow your feet to soak for 20 minutes, which softens the skin and the toenail. Carefully trim the toenail by cutting the edges straight to avoid future ingrown nails. Visit your podiatrist. Your podiatrist will numb the nail with a local anesthetic at the base of your toe, according to Levine. The doctor will remove the nail causing the infection and give you a protective shoe to protect the toe from
