Ingrown Toe Nail

Ingrown Toe Nail

Cure Your Ingrown Toenail by Knowing How it Happens
By David Huntley

Ingrown toenails are a pain, which those of us who have suffered from them never wish to experience again. If you want to cure your ingrown toenail, it helps to know exactly what caused it in the first place.

Most ingrowns happen because they have been poorly cut. To cure your ingrown toenail, you should make sure you don't cut your nails too short. Such bad cutting practices can mean your nail will grow back wrong and you'll eventually have a whole lot of pain to deal with.

Ingrown toenails can also be caused by picking at them. Some people will do this when they have a broken nail or simply wish to shorten the nail. Often, more of the nail than they bargained for will be pulled away, which can cause serious damage. When the nail repairs itself and starts to grow back, it can grow back at a different angle, therefore becoming ingrown. If you have a habit of picking at your toenails - stop! You will never cure your ingrown toenail problem if you continue.

Badly fitting shoes and even socks or tights can result in toenails becoming ingrown. They can press on the nail causing it grow in a restricted manner and press into the flesh of the toe making it very painful. Eventually the nail pushes more and more as it grows and with the sawing action caused by walking, it eventually cuts into the toe making way for infection to set in.

A lot of the time, all these factors will contribute to a toenail becoming ingrown. The condition can also be partly genetic, since certain people's nails grow into shapes that make them prone to becoming ingrown. Nevertheless, knowing how the condition occurs will help you in your quest to curing your ingrown toenail.

Ingrown Toe Nail