some how the nail on my left pinky toe got ripped is there anything i can do to keep it from ingrowing?
815502
if it wasn't ripped off completely, you can use super glue to hold it together until it grows out enough to clip off\n\nif it did rip completely off, file the edges of it as it is growing back in to prevent ingrown nails
780827
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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Do not cute your nails too short.  Let them grow a little.\nDo noPrevention\n\nTo help prevent an ingrown toenail:\n\nTrim your toenails straight across. Don't curve your nails to match the shape of the front of your toe. If you have your toenails done at a nail salon, be sure to tell your pedicurist to trim your nails straight across. If you have circulation problems in your feet from disorders such as diabetes or peripheral vascular disease, see a podiatrist regularly to have your nails professionally trimmed. \nKeep toenails at a moderate length. Trim toenails so that they're even with the tips of your toes. If you trim your toenails too short, the pressure from your shoes on your toes' tissue may direct your nails to grow into the tissue. \nWear shoes that fit properly. Shoes that place excessive pressure on your toes or pinch your toes may cause your nails to grow into surrounding tissue. If you have nerve impairment to your feet, you may not be able to sense if your shoes fit too tightly. Take care to buy and wear properly fitted shoes, preferably from a shoe store specializing in fitting shoes for people with foot problems. \nWear protective footwear. If your work puts you at risk of injuring your toes, buy footwear such as steel-toed shoes, which protect your toes. \n\n I've had to get an ingrown toenail removed before.  I used to bite my toenails and tear them off.  I've had to do my own getting rid of toenails too.  I don't get them anymore because I let them grow and then cut them, no more tearing.\nHope this helps.
1026627
Grow out your pinky nail and pick away. If people ask you why your pinky nail is so long, tell them you a recovering cocaine addict and have yet to clip it.
562348
You probably broke your little toe. At the very least you probably cracked the little bone.  It will get better but takes a month or so.
890023
I am so glad you asked.\nEpson salt and really hot water-soak your infected foot. If you get them concurrently like I had in the past, go to the podiatrist, have him to a procedure on you that consists of numbing your toe up, cutting the nail off, jabbing huge q-tips with a chemical called phenyll on them down  into your  sides of the toe, and wrapping them up and wabam, ur done. Umm, I made that sounds REALLY painnful, but it is not at all, I watched the whole thing conscious, but then again, I was numbed up. Have fun, andif  you have any further questions email me at lawguy04_1984@hotmail.com... :-)
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I've had similar problems, not that I didn't have the money, just that I didn't want to spend the money on a doctor cutting on my foot. I had a bad one that went on for several months, soaking it and trying to fix it myself, until finally one day it hurt so bad I couldn't walk on it. I used some Peroxide to wash and clean it and then slowly started working with a small pair of scissors, the kind most women have for whatever they use them for lol, to move then end of the nail up out of the place that hurts...it took a while and it was painful at times, but as soon as I got it worked up and could break it off, it felt sooo much better. I know this isn't the safest or healthiest way, but if you keep everything clean and sterile it wouldn't hurt. I fixed mine and it's not bothered me for over 4 months now. Hope this helps a little.
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Cut a v-shaped notch in the middle of your toe-nail to relieve some of the pressure. Then soak your toe in hot salt water for about 15-20 minutes. You might be able to squeeze the puss out, or it might begin to heal after that. Either way, put some antibiotic and a band-aid on it.
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its probably caused by scar tissue on the nail bed.You are stuck with it. just file it down if it bothers you.
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I've heard a few things about that:\n1. could be an injury; did you injure/bump it in some way? Is this ongoing. If you stop picking at it, will it go away?\n2. Vitamin deficiencies. Are you low on iron or other vitamins. Go to your yearly physicals to rule those things out and always take at LEAST  a multivitamin daily. B complex vitamins (mainly biotin) are for hair/skin/nails. Get a bottle!\n3. Are they moisturized? Get some nail cuticle oil. No you don't need to spend a lot of money, but you can try rubbing jojoba oil into your cuticles and nail area every day. \n4. A disease, have you ruled that out? Thyroid disease; I've noticed others with thyroid problems describe this. Diabetes, maybe, too. Like I said before get your regular yearly check ups and if you suspect thyroid or diabetes, get checked for those, too. \n\nGood luck!
707117
This was the closest thing i could find:\n ingrowing toe nails\nonychocryptosis?
565455
Sorry all, but I have to call wrong answers here.  YES--nail biting can cause health risks actually.  When you bite your nails, you can cause them to be too short for one, which can cause them to get ingrown.  This is also known as a hangnail.  They are very painful, and if infected, may have to be removed by a DR.  My son actually took to biting his toenails (I know--YUCK!) after he had bitten down all of his fingernails.  He has his big toes so messed up now that they keep growing back in wrong and he has to go back in every 3-6 months and have needles stuck in his toes to have them locally anesthetized so they can cut away half of his toenail.  Our friends son was so stubborn about his that he actually ended up with an infection that spread to his blood!!  He was put on MAJOR antibiotics for quite a while because of it, and STILL needs to have his toenail removed entirely by a surgeon now!
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I get these all of the time.  I usually go to have a spa pedicure (around $15) and have them dig it out.  They soak your feet and have a solution they apply to make your nails softer.  It is less painful than trying to remove it yourself.  Tell the pedicurist at the start where it hurts so she/he soaks your toe long enough and trims back the accumulated skin away from the area.  Sometimes you build up thick, callous like skin which forces the nail to grow inward.  This usually occurs from wearing closed shoes a lot, ones with pointy toes especially. \n\nDon't wait too long, OUCH, they only get worse as the nail continues to grow.  Good luck, I know how painful it is.
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Yes, soak in water.\nClean any effected areas.\nCut nail STRAIGHT across.\ntake a little (VERY little) bit of cotton from a cotton ball, put UNDER (yes this will hurt) the part of the nail that wants to grow down into the toe, and repeat EVERY night, until the nail is trained to grow upward. Then, never, ever, cut toe nails any way except straight across.
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Take Alieve, and don't put any weight on your toe.  Stay off of it as much as possible.  It'll take a few days to start feeling better.
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Keep it clean. Donot cover it, expose more to oxygen. Cover it only if chances of getting dust is nore.\n\nClean the wound with sterelized water frequently and apply some oinment.\n\nMeet a doctor if there no improvement in next 3days. Because if the sugar level is more then it may lead to amputation of toes
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If the nail is still connected to the finger do not try to remove it.\n\nAll you have is the equivalent of a bruise but on your nail.  Most of the blood will be absorbed back into your finger and any that is left will grow out with the nail - it won't look very pretty but should be painless.\n\nIf the nail is hanging off go and see a medical professional - They will make a call as to whether it is best to remove, some or all of, the nail and will do it such a way so as to not to cause infection.  \n\nIf you try to do this yourself you could also end up changing the growth pattern of the nail and end up with an ingrown finger nail.