I have an ingrown toenail on my toe, and it hurts.

I always get an ingrown toenail on my second toe on the left side, and it bothers me and hurts every time I cut my toenail.

The other toenails are fine, but...

Are there people like me who consistently develop ingrown toenails in just one spot?

Ingrown toenails occur when the edges of the toenail or fingernail dig into the surrounding skin, causing inflammation and pain.

My second toe is particularly hurting me.

When trimming toenails with ingrown toenails, I make sure to cut more carefully.

The area where ingrown toenails develop is cut diagonally to avoid stabbing.

If an infection occurs due to ingrown toenails, I also apply ointments that are good for reducing inflammation.

By doing this, you can prevent ingrown toenails from developing in advance.

Oh, even if an ingrown toenail develops, I found that I can quickly reduce inflammation and swelling.

And it's important not to cut your nails short in advance.

Prevention is important in order to avoid ingrown toenails.

I recommend doing it as follows.

1. Maintain the cleanliness of the wound consistently
2. Quickly dry the moisture from the wound.
3. Apply ointment steadily to the area where the symptoms occurred.
4. After padding with cotton and wrapping multiple layers of bandages tightly, put on socks or shoes.
5. I mainly wear shoes that have a wide toe box to minimize pressure on my toes.

They say that just doing this can prevent ingrown toenails.

If it's more severe than this, you can go to the hospital for a surgical removal treatment, or there is also a procedure to remove the ingrown nail. I haven't gone to the hospital yet.

It's important to prevent illnesses early on so that you don't have to go to the hospital later.

People who don't have ingrown toenails really don't understand this pain ㅜ

I hope you can prevent it well and get out of pain.

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