Is there no choice but to grow it out to treat ingrown toenails on your own?

Is there no choice but to just live with ingrown toenails?

 

 

 

 

This is my son's foot.
I am currently in the fifth grade of elementary school.
It definitely looks like a very difficult toenail.
I have a slight ingrown toenail issue.
I didn't even know what an ingrown toenail was until I became an adult.
It's not that severe, though.
If you walk a lot, the tip of your big toe digs into the flesh.
There are times when I pour it once.
Still, since it didn't become severely infected or anything, it got better over time.
As my son grew, his big toenail started digging into the flesh.

 

 

 

Of course, I took him to the dermatologist.
It was about a year ago.
It wasn't severe until then.

That day, both sides of my big toenail swelled up and turned red.
The child was sick and couldn't even walk.

When I pressed lightly, it was swollen and I couldn't even touch it.
When I went to the hospital, they said it was an ingrown toenail and there was nothing they could do about it.
They told me to grow my toenails long.

 

 

 

So I'm growing it out, but it keeps breaking like that.
Since my toenails are still weak, I think they break easily even with a small bump.

It penetrates not only the big toe but also the other toes.

The rest of the toes are swollen, turned red, and are hurting.

I tried applying the ingrown toenail patch, but I couldn't get it to stick properly.
I tried, but it didn't work because it would fall off quickly.
There is an orthodontic device, but it seems difficult to do it on my own.
Lately, I saw on YouTube that the place managing it also offers orthodontic treatment.
Is it better to start orthodontic treatment early for teenagers?
Since I can't manage it on my own, it's difficult to take care of my ingrown toenail.