what happens if an ingrown toenail doesn't get taken care of?
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it will become infected go red and cause you loads of problems. see a chiropodist and get it checked out
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It is also Known as an involuted nail-  Here is some interesting information::\n\nIt is common for us to have patients with self-diagnosed ingrown toenails. Upon examination, however, we often discover that it is, in fact, an involuted nail.\n     A true ingrown toenail (onychocryptosis) involves a piece of nail actually penetrating the skin. This often leads to an infection occurring with the toe becoming red, swollen and very painful.\n     One of the main causes of ingrown toenails is poor self-treatment, whereby a small piece of nail is left uncut at the corner of the nail plate. This then acts like a spear and pierces the skin.\n\n\n     An involuted nail (pincher nail), however, results from an increase in the overall curvature of the nail. As the nail grows forward, the increased curvature of the nail causes it to push back into the skin creating a pinching sensation. This often leads to an increase in the height of the nail as well. Therefore, it is important to wear shoes with a deep toe box to prevent further pressure.\n    In the case of a traumatic ingrown toenail, the nail spike would be cut out (resected), and the toe would be dressed.\n      The severity of the involution would determine whether ongoing periodic management would be adequate or if, in fact, removal of the nail would be required.\n    Surgical removal of a nail is a minor surgical procedure requiring only a local anaesthetic. Either the whole nail plate or a small sliver from the side can be removed. Once the piece has been removed, a chemical is applied to the nail root to prevent re-growth of the offending part (chemical ablation).\n    Both of the above problems warrant a timely professional opinion, as trying to deal with the situation yourself often exacerbates the situation which can result in a longer healing time.
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Put some antibiotic ointment on it. If it is not better after two days, I would go get it checked. I wouldn`t worry about having the baby`s nail removed just yet. My daughter got one. and it was bad. It cleared up. You might have to go to the doctor and get an antibiotic to give her.
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Nothing will happen to your feet, other than getting clean. Always make sure to dry them completely, especially between the toes, to prevent fungus and odor.
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Soak your foot in a mixture of water and Epsom salt as hot as you can stand it. For 20 minutes 3 x a day this will help with the inflammation and then while nails are soft trim along edges to get rough edges out of your flesh. This is just a temporary fix. For about $100.00 you can go to the Doctor and have a procedure done for ingrown toenails in which they numb up your toe then clip along side nail bed then put a medicine down at your nail bed that will kill that side of your nail and will not grow back. Will take care of your problem indefinitely. Good luck!
72533
Cut a V shaped notch in the center of the toenail. It will take about a month to notice the improvement and you may have to continue for about a year to keep it from reoccuring. Also its hell on your socks.
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Yes, I have had this, for no apparent reason, they called it a trauma, but in the long run it turned out to be Toe nail fungus.See a Podiatrist, that is a  foot Doctor of Podiatry, and have him take care of it. Toe nail fungus take a long time to treat, and can be treated with Laser or medicine  You will also learn to keep your feet very clean and dry, change your socks and shoes frequently, you only have one pair of feet, do take good care of them. . I hope this is helpful
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When our son was in middle school he had the very same surgery on both toes. Three weeks later he was wearing hiking boots on a Boy Scout trek and back packing up the side of a mountain. The skin under where the toenails used to be is tender right now because it's used to being protected by the toenail, and suddenly the toenail's not there. It will take a few days for the skin to toughen up a little. It will get better rather quickly. I know it won't seem quick to you, but it will be over soon.
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You may have a blood-filled blister under your nail.  I've had them many times from playing sports, from stopping quickly (basketball and floor hockey).  Your nail may turn black-and-blue and fall off.  Don't worry, it'll grow back.
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It depends whether you've damaged the nail bed or not.\n\nNails are grown from a specialised area of skin called a nail bed. The cells gradually reproduce and dead ones get mixed with a hard protein called keratin, which makes your nail.  When you get an injury much like you've described, someimes this gets damaged. Usually it recovers, but if the cells at the nail bed have all been killed off it may not.\n\nSome people's take a month, some longer. Some take up to a year.\n\nThe vast majority do grow back but you'll just have to wait and see. If it hasn't grown back within a year, it's not going to. \n\nAnd no, I'm afraid there's nothing you can do about it. On the plus side (assuming you had no other injuries to your big toe like a broken bone), other than cosmetic issues it won't give you any long-term problems- it just looks unusual.
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I would suggest going to your doctor if it is not already gone.  It could be an infected pore or ingrown hair as well.
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it takes a long time for a new toenail --up to about a year
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You need to take nail scissors and cut the side of the nail that's embedded and pull it out of the skin.\n\nThen you need a several times a day regimen of using hydrogen peroxide on it.. followed by neosporin.. and a bandaid.  \n\nSoaking in salt water (epsom preferably) will also help.  \n\nIn all honesty.. you may need to go to the doctor.\n\nHere's a good article:\n\nhttp://www.footphysicians.com/footankleinfo/ingrown-toenail.htm
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Since there are a number of conditions that can lead to the loss of a toenail, please do not try to self-diagnose or diagnose from what people tell you at this site.\n\nYou need to go to your primary care doctor, who may order some tests or who may be able to diagnose your case and prescribe a remedy by just looking at your toe.
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Try a doctor, the nail salon will just "solve the problem" by putting some nail polish on it or something
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Possibility of an infection. Call your doctor and have it checked out.
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Did you go to a foot specialist or just a doctor? No, I;m not a doc, but I thought my experience might help you.\nI had to have an ingrown toenail removed once. But to go to \na doctor, was a mistake that was made twice. Whatever he injected into me that was supposed to be pain killer, didn't kill the pain. After the second time of this mistake,\nmy parents took me to a foot specialist. They had my my mother prepare a special solution in which I was to place my foot, one a day, after the removal was successful. I was, eventually, able to walk normal, again.