It is not recommended to remove an extra toenail on your own. You should consult a healthcare professional such as a podiatrist or dermatologist to safely remove the extra toenail and prevent any potential complications or infections.
You can use over-the-counter topical numbing creams or sprays that contain lidocaine to numb your toe before removing an ingrown toenail. It's important to follow the instructions on the product carefully and consult with a healthcare professional if you have any concerns.
It sounds like you may have an ingrown toenail, where the nail grows into the surrounding skin. This can cause pain, redness, and swelling. You may need to see a doctor to have the ingrown toenail properly treated to prevent infection.
When a person is born with an extra toe, it is called polydactyly. This congenital condition can affect one or both feet and may involve a fully formed toe or a small nub. Polydactyly can occur as an isolated trait or as part of a genetic syndrome. Treatment, if necessary, often involves surgical removal of the extra digit.
If a toenail gets damaged, by a shock, or too short a shoe, it can "die" and a new one starts to grow underneath. Eventually the damaged one falls off. That may or may not be your problem. Check with a doctor.
Ungulates, like cows and horses, do not have toenails. They have hooves, which are hard, horn-like coverings that protect the tips of their toes.
it means that the nail has grown into your skin at the side of your toe.
Go to a doctor right away to get some medication
Your toe.
A dark toenail is just a dirty toenail.
The word toenail is a compound word. The words are toe and nail.
On the Lighter Side....After a toe nail removal, the steps you take would be .... gingerly.
toenail
It doesn't matter so long as you don't undercut so much that you get an ingrown toenail.
It usually does not.
Beacuse she know of your phobia of toe nails
The new toenail will grow in and the old one will fall off or be pushed along if it is still attached. Go to a doctor if it pushes into the skin or otherwise irritates the toe.
Nor usually, unless the nailbed was also involved during the injury. If the toe was pushed forward in the shoe during the break, the toenail could become dislodged and lost.