How do you get your ingrown toenail out?

Answer 1

If your ingrown teonail is red and swollen, then go to a doctor. They will numb your toe with a small needle and get the ingrown toenail out. The needle is the worst part if this "surgery".

However, if your ingrown toenail is not red and swollen, you can probadly get needle nose nail clippers and dig it out. This will be somewhat painful and may grow back worse.

From experience, i would definatly go to the doctor the first time and just get it over with so i know it will not grow back.

Answer 2

If you suffer from ingrowning toenails, often the podiatrist will be able to cut your nails so they are more comfortable for you. This should reduce your pain and discomfort for a while, but they will return once the nail has regrown.

Occasionally, when someone has banged their toe or cut too far down the nail, they will suffer from an ingrown toenail and once the podiatrist has trimmed the nail, it should regrow normally again. If it does regrow and cause you pain or you have coped with your ingrown toenail(s) for a while you may wish to consider nail surgery.

Nail surgery, is a minor procedure that is carried out under local anaesthetic. It is a very quick procedure and generally you will be on your way home in less than one hour.

The local anaesthetic will leave the toe numb for a few hours. The technique used to remove the nail depends on how ingrown the nail is, whether one or both sides are affected and whether or not there is an infection. Sometimes your Podiatrist will remove the whole nail; however, in many cases only a small section of the nail needs to be removed. The folds of skin alongside the nail may also need to be cut away.

To stop the nail regrowing a chemical is used to prevent the nail from reforming and thus preventing further episodes of an ingrown nail. Partial nail surgery leaves the nail intact but it is slightly narrower than it was before.

Afterwards, your toe will be a little sore but this should ease after a few days. You should not drive following the surgery, we advise for you to arrange a lift to and from the clinic if at all possible. We generally advise for you to rest for the first night and take pain killers if necessary. For your toe to heal completely, it can take between 4 and 6 weeks, but normal activities can resume very soon after the procedure, it is recommended that you keep relatively active.

Answer 3

An ingrown toe nail unfortunately needs the assistance of a doctor and usually requires removal or correction by surgery, if left they become quite painful.