Nail complex surgery
Ingrown toenail is a condition in which the nail grows so that it cuts into one or both lateral nail folds. Growth of the nail plate causes pain and inflammation of the nail fold. The nail may be growing into
Nail complex surgery
Ingrown toenail is a condition in which the nail grows so that it cuts into one or both lateral nail folds. Growth of the nail plate causes pain and inflammation of the nail fold. The nail may be growing into one or both sides of the nail at the same time. The problem concerns people of all ages, regardless of gender, however, majority of cases are found in young people.
- wearing tight-fitting shoes which crowd toenails,
- improper cutting of the nails - including cutting nails too short and round instead of cutting them straight across,
- specific predisposition for this nail disease;
- pain along the margin of the ingrowing nail - worsening of pain while walking and when wearing tight footwear,
- swelling and redness of the affected nail fold,
- the risk of bacterial infection of the affected skin (paronychia) - increased pulsing pain, swelling and redness of the skin around the nail, sensitivity to pressure of any kind, presence of pus,
- in more complicated cases, the infection may affect the whole finger, spreading just under the skin (so called phelgmon finger) - the finger appears red, swollen, hot and is very pai