Talk:Ingrown nail

No mention of ingrown toenail kits at drugstores

Dr. Scholl's Ingrown Toenail Pain Reliever contains tanic acid which hardens skin. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ericg33 (talk • contribs) 07:40, 29 August 2011 (UTC)

Phenolisation

"but in most cases the injection is the most painful experience of a persons life, second only to giving birth."

I wish to debate this comment. There is no evidence given that supports this view, and depends on the situation. I added a citation needed because this is a opinion and not supported by any fact. I just had this done to my toe a few days ago. Yes, the shot hurts but it's more like a bee sting than anything. Although it could hurt much more if you had a raging infection. 70.123.143.213 (talk) 04:51, 26 November 2009 (UTC)

I removed the remark. I had this done on Wednesday, had three needles because it was overly stubborn and didn't want to be anaesthetized, and it didn't hurt that much, just like you said: like a bee sting. Douglas 13:21, 4 December 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dcarriso (talk • contribs)

disadvantes

"Disadvantages: the procedure will fail in about 2 to 3 times out of one hundred." This needs a citation. It's failed 3 of 3 times for me.

This is quite graphic I should say... Anyone agrees that another article without pictures should be created just as the article for gangrene? And add warnings before the article begins? --Starryboy 19:24, 25 December 2005 (UTC)

It's indeed rather morbid. JFW | T@lk 02:18, 26 December 2005 (UTC)

I'd recommend against creating a duplicate article, because it will be harder to keep them in sync. I've tried creating a template at Template:PotentiallyDisturbingImage (feel free to edit it -- it's just a stub), and putting it at the top of this article. Does this help? --Arcadian 03:23, 26 December 2005 (UTC)

That certainly is a nice idea, but I wonder why now not even a word of warning is on the article for gangrene... I'm gonna add that.--Starryboy 06:03, 28 January 2006 (UTC)

I have added and subtracted to this article in accordance with my own clinical experience of treating ingrowing toe nails. The warning now in place is a good idea, although the photos are not the worst I have seen! If you are suffering from an infection like this the photos give some consolation. Ixobel

plagiarized?

I believe that the causes section is plagiarized from this website: http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/67549 ...or is it the other way around? Who knows. 75.67.202.152 (talk) 18:29, 24 July 2008 (UTC)

EWWWWWWWW

That's all I have to say. Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwww. Can't we get the point across without such icky pictures. I mean the article on childbirth doesn't show a photo of the kid's head coming out of the vagina!

Well, some people might need to actually see a picture of an ingrown toenail before they make any decisions and call a doctor. In fact, that's ehy I came to this particular page (yes, I'm going to have to call a doctor :( ). However, I wouldn't be adverse to some kind of warning. The rex 03:39, 21 April 2006 (UTC)

Don't get the townail removed permanently - it only causes problems for the rest of your life! It makes your toe super-sensitive to any kind of pressure, you can't kick a ball with the front of your foot, toe is easily injured, etc. Mine grew back, fortunately, but then when I had a recurrence and the doctor cut away the sides of the regrown nail, the sides never grew back (thanks, Doc) - that caused similar problems to complete removal. Best thing to do, just massage the toe area along the sides of the nail and avoid wearing shoes when possible, that made my third recurrence go away :D

I've had 4 ingrown toenails and not once did I have one that resembles the one in that picture.

Then, buddy, ya didn't have ingrown toenails. Anyway, here are some pictures of my poor brother's toe that might be superior to the ones on the article's page. Maybe soemone might want to include them in the article. I actually have over 50 of them taken at regular intervals over 15 months. In that aweful time, we learned that if your toe looks like the ones in any of these pictures: 1) it hurts - ALWAYS; 2) it does not fix itself; 3) it makes you limp; 3) you can't do anything like walk; 4) potions, lotions, creams, iodine, ispropyl alcohol, hydrogen peroxide, band aids, cotton stuffing, tissue paper, tweezers, clippers, probes, pokers, lifters, forceps and especially bathroom surgery are nothing but placebos and DO NOT WORK; 5) one cannot not outwait it - toenails take up to a year to grow and the nail does NOT 'grow past the problem'; 6) one WILL get sick from swallowing pain and vainly trying to ignore it away; 7) GO TO THE DOCTOR AND DO WHAT HE SAYS. That is exactly why the pictures need to be here! Capiche? DocEss 17:59, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

- I had my third operation on ingrown toenails. The first one was with local anasthesia and the surgeon *only* removed the nail with leaving the toematrix intact, which was bad since it grew in again a year later. I had a second operation gladly with full anasthesia (believe me! it is so unbearable painful! you can't compare it to anything else!) and the surgeon removed parts of the toenail (the sides) including the wounded tissue and parts of the matrix. AND IT WAS GOOD (well after a few weeks)! Now (four days ago) i had the same on the other toe. It didn't went as good as the 2nd time but after all I'm glad its done. My personal advice is, don't wait with surgery! you can't expect to go away by itself! the longer you wait the worse it gets! INSIST ON FULL ANASTHESIA!!! If the docter doesn't want to, go to another one!

Appropriate Voice?

Forgive me if I'm wrong, but various parts in this article seem too flippant and personal to me, in particular the line which reads "Wearing shoes/trainers which are too small, however fashionable or expensive they are, either in size, width..." - is the however fashionable or expensive really appropriate? I intepret this as quite a personal, potentially flippant remark. Could someone a little more qualified look into this, and if necessary clean up the in-appropriate parts?

Hi there. It's not really flippant, although I can see how it might appear so. Nearly all ingrowing toe-nails are caused by the wearing of inappropriate footwear; most of the rest are caused by the nails being cut too short and then being subjected to minor trauma. I operate on perhaps a hundred of these nails a year, the vast majority of patients being aged between 15 and 25. Fashion is, I am afraid, a major causative factor.--Anthony.bradbury 22:55, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

I was going to comment or edit a couple of points "(i.e. do not pick at them whilst watching TV)" but they made me smile, so I'm not going to personaly make any move to remove them. If someone does feel the need, more power to you. Elpha 19:47, 30 March 2006 (UTC)

Wedge resection

Just for the record, I do large numbers of these; they take perhaps five minutes to insert the local anaesthetic and wait for it to work, and perhaps two minutes to perform the procedure. Phenolisation to prevent regrowth of the edge of the nail takes a further three minutes. The use of a tourniquet causes excessive bleeding on its removal, and is wholly unnecessary. If any qualified person reads this, I urge you to dispense with the tourniquet; you will be delighted. So will your patient.--Anthony.bradbury 22:50, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

Actually, my brother had this procedure done with a touniquet. Here is a picture starting the day after surgery and ... gosh, ... there was a lot of bleeding. Hmmmm...

Day after partial nail avulsion (phenol) on both sides)

V in Toenail

ahh... the allmighty wikipedia states that cutting a V does nothing.

Student Health Services @ University of Iowa seems to disagree with you. http://uistudenthealth.com/question/default.asp?asgid=19&agid=4&id=565

Ah, they are wrong. Toe nails take so long to grow that a nip here and clip there are fruitless except for their placebo value. Nothing you do will work if your toe nail is truly ingrown. See above conversation.

I had a ingrown toenail that i had for two years before finally having the edge cut out today (out of ignorance). It took this long because i learnt off someone to use a nailfile to thin the top of the nail, this does help, causing much less pressure on the edges. Whether the nail shinks inwards (like the V-cut) i could not prove (but that was how it was described to work). Also my doctor always puts one stitch in the toe to pull the skin back to the nail, is that bizarre? HarmoniK 15:38, 28 August 2007 (UTC)

Harmonik--I had three doctors hack and saw on an ingrown nail over a two year period--complete removal of nail, partial removal, and cutting out two wedges of swollen tissue--to no avail. Then an old army nurse told me about thinning the center of the nail--I used a razor blade--and the problem was quickly solved. The same treatment has worked, usually in 48 hours, every time a nail has threatened to ingrow. The technique ought to be commented on in the main article. Jm546 21:20, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

I'll add it, feel free to finetune it anyone. HarmoniK 15:38, 28 August 2007 (UTC)

Please take digital picture and upload it. Thanks tons. Hope it feels better.DocEss 16:25, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

Simple logic, the article says that trimming the front edge of the nail straight across prevents ingrowth, yet calls cutting a "V" into the same edge does nothing. That doesn't wash. Either the front edge can't affect the sides, or it always does. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 75.72.21.221 (talk) 23:19, 9 March 2007 (UTC).

Trimming it straight doesn't affect the tips, it just makes them lest prone to develop the splinters formed from curves, not their growth direction. A V doesn't affect either, as the base is what dictates the nail form. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 205.211.221.52 (talk) 22:43, 22 March 2009 (UTC)

I have gotten enough firsthand testimonials from people who said this worked for them, that the wikipedia article really ought to be changed. If the problem with the ingrown nail is DOWNWARD growth into the skin, it seems that the V will have no effect. But if the problem is OUTWARD (lateral) growth into the fleshy sides of the toe, the V method might be worthwhile. The V Method should at least be listed as a possible solution, with a Warning that it may not work in some situations.

It has worked often enough that it should not be labelled a "Myth". Rather, it may not work (and may be harmful) depending on your individual problem. Woodson (talk) 20:17, 9 June 2009 (UTC)

History

Does anyone believe a section on the hitsory of ingrown toenails would be useful? Comments? Hey - do ya know what my brother's podiatrist said to me when I asked him how they treated ingrowns before anaesthetic? He said, "Whiskey and pliars." Yikes. DocEss 18:56, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

'Problem of the West' phrase

I removed this comment because I cannot find a proper source. Moreover, I wonder if it is even relevant - it's almost trivial in nature, I think. Find a source and then we can put it back. "Ingrown toe nails are a problem of the West, and are virtually unknown in cultures that do not wear enclosed shoes." DocEss 17:29, 14 September 2006 (UTC)

Anything to score points against "the big, bad West"! Talk about having a chip on your shoulder. 24.137.126.62 03:58, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

Unrelenting need for pain and pressure

Could anyone please expand on the statement about unrelenting need to suffer pain and pressure in the If Left Untreated section?? I'd like to know more about this particular symptom. Thanks. Rebel.crusader 22:32, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

Expand where, in the Article? In any event....Ingrown toenails are always painful: sometimes they hurt like hell, sometimes the just hurt a lot. But they never stop hurting and the victim is nearly always constantly aware of 'something to endure and suffer through' at the end of his foot. Chronic pain is a well-documented source of both physical and emotional stress, and this strees can manifest itself in inumerable symptoms.DocEss 16:20, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

--- Personal experience, ive just had to have a wedge resection today, the V shape cutting actually did nothing for me, a year of trying it and it made no difference, i still had to have the resection, it had too be performed in a hospital as GP's seem unwilling to do this sort of thing.

Wikipedia really does do wonders, eh? I've been to this article before to see about my problem, but my anxiety and, frankly fear, was a tad too overwhelming. A few bathroom surgeries left me hopeful, but those damned nails keep growing in - I've had two or three recurrences since I first noticed this ache in August (2005). The psychological part of this is (I think) in some cases perhaps comparable to the shame involved with cancer. Sometimes the toe doesn't hurt at all, at other times it's... well frankly hellish. I am trying to find a good orthopedian (or whatever you called'em), but in my state there aren't likely to be any. I'll find someone, though, and I'll tell them just what I feel of the V-clip. What I'd like to ask, since I'm here, is how long most of you guys (who have experienced it) have gone with your toes in this sorry state? I'd like to know just how I'm positioned, having experienced this for about half a year, maybe more. 81.93.102.185 14:07, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

'Guys' will wait for ever; women are smart enough to get it fixed when it hurts. Anyway, there is no hope of auto-recovery. Go to the podiatrist and have a partial matrixectomy completed. Or, you can just eat painkillers and soak your foot in the sink, playing with it regularly until in it gets so badly infected that the doctors hack off your toe/foot/leg. Maybe they should just cut off your head and be done with it. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 142.59.9.52 (talk) 20:50, 4 May 2007 (UTC).

Hell, sounds like a feminist extremist has a serious bug up their ass.--Metalhead94 (talk) 23:07, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

Damn feminazi. Go away.  OMGWTFBBQ  BLAH  00:58, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

Explain please. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 137.186.251.55 (talk) 19:45, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

"Going through the end of your shoes"

I see that this phrase is used twice in this page. Despite involvements with a variety of sports, I haven't heard this phrase before. When I Googled it the only hits that came back on the exact phrase (surrounded with quotes) were this page and someone copying this page's content.

I suggest that this phrase either be removed, cited, explained, or linked. Thoughts? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.17.112.14 (talk) 05:52, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

I should think common sense would inform you that the meaning "going throught the end of your shoes" is self-evident. But just for you......it means in this idiom: stopping too quickly and having the foot slide forcefully toward the end of the toebox of the shoe, thereby either jamming the toenial (usually the big toe) into the end of the shoe and setting up dreaded swelling & nail defromaties or else squishing the tender margin flesh into the nail and setting up inflammation. In any event, I can assure you from personal experience that this type of injury easily creates ingrowns, googlywoogly notwithstanding. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 142.59.9.52 (talk) 18:41, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

That phrase stood out to me too. I've never heard it used before. While most people can make a pretty good guess towards what it's referring to, I feel that there should be a clearer way of stating this without using an obscure phrase. 24.8.15.144 (talk) 21:00, 9 July 2008 (UTC)

An addition to Causes

I think it should be added, that another possible cause of an ingrown toenail, is from trying to stablize yourself on a thrill ride by pushing the front of your foot into the car. I hope I'm explaining it right, if you feel you're going side to side too much there's a tendancy, to want to keep upright by using your foot. I want to make sure people know not to do this. I now have a reccuring ingrown toenail, cause I tried to do that on a roller coaster, and ended up hitting my toenail on the side causing a bruise. I think it must've messed up my nailbed, causing the ingrown toenail. Violet yoshi (talk) 00:30, 13 January 2008 (UTC)

You've "gone through the end of your shoes," ya poor bastard. If you've got an ingrown toenial, make an appointment to go to a podiatrist as soon as you stop reading this paragraph. Your problem will not fix itself. Godspeed, little buddy.--137.186.251.55 (talk) 20:22, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

Ingrown toenails usually resolve without treatment. Must generally be a severe case to not. --Saerain (talk) 19:52, 3 June 2016 (UTC)

This article is horrible

Can't someone PLEASE put a HIDE option on this picture?? I can't read the article!! --Nathanael Bar-Aur L. (talk) 01:02, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

Hey - horrid pictures are required in this article because they induce the afflicted to go to podiatrists. Just read all the commentary above --- people just don't get it! Pictures say a thousand words, ya?--137.186.251.55 (talk) 20:23, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

Silver Nitrate

The section on treatments doesn't seem to mention anything on the use of silver nitrate to remove hypergranulation tissue. Since I don't really know how this works and why it's used, perhaps someone medically educated could add this. Is this technique not used in treatments in the US, perhaps? It's the usual treatment here. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Hail True Body (talk • contribs) 23:14, 19 January 2008 (UTC)

"Here"? Where's "here"? Is that the UK? Judging from your teeeth it's no wonder your nail treatments are arcane too. Anyway....Silver nitrate has a low rate of success. Its efficacy is based on the pricicple that the AgNO3 forms a scar tissue under the offending piece of nail; this hardened tissue might --- just might in mild cases --- allow the hypergranulated tissue underneath to repair itself, lower the swelling and allow the nail to grow along at its glacial pace. This hardened tissue is sometimes hard enough to prevent further puncturing of the margin tissue. In fact, this is exactly what the body is trying to do for itself when it forms the hypergranulated cells in the first place --- it is trying to harden up the tissue, much like when calluses form after repeated blisters. The problems are that ingrown toenails often display irregular nail growth and the tissue repair mechanisms of the body just can't keep up with the constant trauma that the nail causes to the tender tissue. Again, the best and well-recognised solution is partial avulsion by way of phenolisation --- this procedure stops the naughty nail from cutting, pressing and digging and is simple in scope.--137.186.251.55 (talk) 20:50, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

Regardless of the above contributors suggested outlandish methods, there is no reason to insult his teeth. A lot of teeth matters are directly related to cosmetology. I mean really, medical practices are advanced in Japan, yet people pay a lot of money to have the 'snaggletooth' effect. It's not fair to rely on his teeth for confirmation that his country has barbaric medical practices.

I was advised to use Silver Nitrate by a Podiatrist in the UK and can't say it was useful. It was also quite painful for me, as it frequently is for people with red hair. 212.159.118.191 (talk) 22:16, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

How does that work?

If cutting a 'v' does nothing, how come rounding the end is apparently negative and cutting the end straight across is positive? Obviously doing something to the end of the nail does something. I'd like to know what mechanisms are behind that.. usually cutting into dead tissue shouldn't change anything. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.72.21.221 (talk) 05:18, 9 February 2008 (UTC)

V-cuts do nothing except trick the victim into thinking he's done something useful. The nail is not alive and cutting it longitudinally won't alter the growth of the remaing part. Please review above for commentary regarding 'rounding off the nails' --- the culprit is the little sharp corner that certainly remains (i.e. unavoidably remains) where the nail attaches to the nail plate at the margin, which is below where you can see.--137.186.251.55 (talk) 18:11, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

Phenolisation and Wedge Resection

Am I missing something or are these two sections essentially describing the same procedure? If so, should they be merged? Woood (talk) 02:11, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

You are missing something and the description should not be merged. They are not the same procedure, though one procedures uses the other procedure. Any nail can be cut back deeply along the margin in an attempt to relieve pressure; this cut is usually wedge-shaped and is called a wedge resection, which incidentally is an avuslion technique. Phenolisation is a word used to describe the ablation (i.e., destruction) of tissue, in this case the germinal matrix --- the matrix is where the body creates new nail; phenol (carbolic acid) is used to permananetly kill cells that create new nail. In the phenolisation ablation procedure, it is nearly always necessaary to perform a wedge resection to avulse the nail out of the way so that the phenol can be properly applied to the matrix. The purpose of both procedures is to relieve the pressure and irritation caused by mal-growth of the perioncyhium or by injury. With resection the offending nail usually grows back and re-offends; with phenol avulsion, it does not grow back and so cannot re-offend.--137.186.138.170 (talk) 19:20, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

"If Left Untreated" section

The If Left Untreated section is just too extreme. It should be pointed out that some ingrown nails simply heal themselves. I've noticed that medical articles and books tend to describe the worst-case scenarios, and you end up with a text which gives a lopsided view, scares the reader, and essentially imparts negative suggestions to the reader that his condition will get worse (and the power of suggestion has been shown to be considerable in the area of health). Someone needs to tone down the article a little.--Caleb Murdock (talk) 07:08, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

Added medical warning - not sure I wrote it right

Hey, I read the article with some interest, as I'm a toe amputee who developed a bone infection from an improperly treated ingrown toenail. Since I lost my toe, I've met far too many people who have gone through experiences similar to mine: they tried to treat their ingrown toenail at home, ended up spreading the infection, often times causing a bad bone infection, and ended up going through painful surgery and lost their toes. I've done a lot of research on the topic, started a support group for toe amputees, and have discovered that this happens a lot more than people realize. Because of that, I really think a more severe warning should be placed at the end of the "Home Care" section. There was a slight warning there, suggesting that 'bathroom surgery' is inappropriate, but I just don't think that's strong enough. People don't tend to think of ingrown toenails as very serious health problems, but all too often, when people don't take it seriously it can lead to painful surgery, years of infection, and even amputation. I think that people deserve to know the risks when they're looking into what they can do at home to treat an ingrown toenail. I'm all for the information that's up there about soaking their toes, but I think they also need to know that if they start digging into their toes, they're taking very serious risks. I tried to write a little blurb about the risks, but I'm just not feeling very capable tonight in the writing department. Anybody else have any ideas how to properly convey the risks in a professional manner? I feel that there's an opportunity here to prevent someone else from making similar mistakes and causing themselves a lot of pain, so if we can do something to help, I'd like to do what I can. Thanks! -- Heather Lawver, 09-17-08, 1:17AM ET

Sorry to hear that. A toe amputation, specially assuming it's the big toe, can lead to stability problems and limps.

It seems that your section got blurred out. I will write a referenced warning as soon as a I can. OR! anyone that can, please do. 205.211.221.52 (talk) 23:01, 22 March 2009 (UTC)

Picture in Wedge resection

Would it be possible to give a more universal indication of scale? The photo shows a section of a removed nail next to a coin which I think is a US coin. Not being from the States, I have no idea how big the coin is. Something like a match head might be better, so if anyone has an ingrowing toenail wedge they want to donate for a photo shoot? (grin) Seriously though, an expanded caption would be helpful for those outside the US. StephenBuxton (talk) 10:30, 29 October 2008 (UTC)

I had a look on the jpeg upload page and it gives the coin size. I've added the size to the caption; this is meant as a short term solution until someone gives us a picture with a universally recognisable scale (e.g. next to a ruler). StephenBuxton (talk) 16:56, 29 October 2008 (UTC)

Hypergranulation definition needed

Could someone please define Hypergranulation in the article Granuloma? The word hypergranulation links to that article, but there is no definition there for it. Thanks. Stephen! ^Coming... 16:50, 13 January 2009 (UTC)

I believe this is because hypergranulation referes to granulation tissue, not granuloma. The first is a type of tissue formed after a wound to be later replaced by a series of tissues and finally by skin. It's sensitive and granulated. Granuloma is, on the other side, a cluster of macrophages.

Any opinion? If there is no contrary belief, then I will do the changes in about 3 days from now. If I remember to do. 205.211.221.52 (talk) 22:56, 22 March 2009 (UTC)

Blood

Is it possible to have an ingrown nail without all the blood at the side of the toe? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.155.118.164 (talk) 20:40, 15 June 2009 (UTC)

Yes, it is. Often in the early stages of an ingrown nail, there is nothing more than some swelling and redness in the affected area. Even in later stages, depending on the location and severity, there might not be any blood. In my own personal experience, I've never had an ingrown bleed, but I have had major pus accumulation, which manifested itself visually as a dark red skin at the outer areas, with a much lighter, somewhat green tinged white skin at the site of ingrowth.

Recovery After

Worth having a paragraph on? Sioraf (talk) 22:56, 13 October 2009 (UTC)

Wow

The thoroughness of this article is rather amazing. 68.109.156.229 (talk) 05:16, 9 March 2010 (UTC)

Reviews

• Heidelbaugh JJ, Lee H (2009). "Management of the ingrown toenail". Am Fam Physician. 79 (4): 303–8. PMID 19235497. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
• Chapeskie H (2008). "Ingrown toenail or overgrown toe skin?: Alternative treatment for onychocryptosis". Can Fam Physician. 54 (11): 1561–2. PMC 2592332. PMID 19005128. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
• Thommasen HV, Johnston CS, Thommasen A (2005). "The occasional removal of an ingrowing toenail". Can J Rural Med. 10 (3): 173–80. PMID 16079034.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
• Ogur R, Tekbas OF, Hasde M (2005). "Practice tips. Managing infected ingrown toenails: longitudinal band method". Can Fam Physician. 51: 207–8. PMC 1472971. PMID 15751563. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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a nail "bracket" (15/11/2011) posted by Myllion

Hi there. I have also had a problem with an ingrown nail. I had a surgery or rather the doctor removed that side of my toe nail which caused the problem (without removing the whole nail or its root). It did not help for long. After a couple of months it re-infected. So I had to start treating it again with creams and ointments and what not. It did not help. That happened in two different countries. Finally, in a third country, Denmark, the GP sent me to a feet therpist (not a doctor, nor even a nurse, mind you). And behold! The therapist did what at least 4 other doctors in two other countries couldn't. Namely she cured me and it has been more than a year now without any problems except for slight pain when wearing tight shoes for longer periods (also maybe when nervous or sensitive for some other reason although it sounds strange and unscientific).

Anyways. Now I believe that there are zillions of doctors who don't have the slightest idea about this ingenuius 'cure' and even more frustrated patients. That is why i would like to share my experience in wikipedia but I am so impatient with all the explanations about how to add my little text to the article about ingrown nails. Please anyone help! I have a couple of photos showing my healing toe with the bracket on it. Because it was a bracket and a principle similar to the principle by which teeth brackets work that cured my nail and toe. Still it should be applied by a specialist and glued with a special glue treated with some kind of a lamp to make it dry.

Thanks in advance! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Myllion (talk • contribs) 20:35, 15 November 2011 (UTC)

Just put your proposed text, along with your source here and someone will add it to the article if it's appropriate. --Yankees76 ^Talk 20:51, 15 November 2011 (UTC)

Dental floss?

In the section 'conservative treatment' it mentions 'the use of dental floss'. Is this vandalism, or is it true?

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The drawn graphic is inconsistent with what is described in the text and shown on the photos

This drawn graphic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Onychocryptosisdiagram.png shown that an ingrown toenail occurs at the growing edge of the toenail. This possibility is not mentioned in the text, which makes the impression to me, that this virtually impossible. If I am right then the drawing is wrong and better be replaced by one that shows what you already can see on the photos: the ingrowth of the nail happens on one or both of the sides, but not at the front edge. 62.92.48.66 (talk) 14:10, 1 December 2022 (UTC).