The Ultimate Guide to Understanding, Preventing, and Managing Ingrown Toenails
At AC Podiatry, we pride ourselves on delivering gentle yet effective foot care solutions to our patients in metropolitan Adelaide. Our patient-first approach ensures that you receive the most appropriate and comfortable treatment for your foot concerns. Today, we’re diving deep into a common yet often misunderstood condition: ingrown toenails (IGTNs). This comprehensive guide will help you understand, prevent, and manage IGTNs with expert insights from our podiatry team. What are Ingrown Toenails? Ingrown toenails occur when the sides or edges of a toenail grow into the surrounding skin, causing discomfort and potential complications. While this condition can affect any …
Suffering From An Ingrown Toenail?
What is an ingrown toenail? Many people may have heard of how painful an ingrown toenail can be. An ingrown toenail clinically also referred to as onychocryptosis occurs when the nail grows into the nail edge causing pain and sometimes an infection.It commonly occurs when there has been a change to the shape of the nail causing it to penetrate into the skin rather than sitting on top, commonly seen on the big toe either on one side or both sides of the nail. As a result, pressure builds up on the skin causing pain, swelling, bleeding and in some …
