Does it hurt to pull out a toenail?

Many people will ask whether it hurts to pull out toenails. In fact, it depends on which method you choose. If it is paronychia and you want to pull out the toenails, you will usually be given anesthetics in the early stages. Only after the anesthetics are taken will the toenails be pulled out. Therefore, you will not feel much pain during the pulling process, but there will be pain after the anesthetics wear off.

1. Treatment

It doesn't hurt much to pull out a toenail with anesthesia. It just hurts a little at the beginning, but it won't hurt when you pull it out later. After the extraction, the anesthetic will wear off and there will be some pain, so just be careful and protect yourself. You may need to remove your toenails because you have onychomycosis (onychomycosis) or ingrown toenails. If it is onychomycosis, you will need to use topical antifungal drugs after removing the toenails until the new nails grow out. If you have an ingrown toenail, there is no need to use antifungal drugs. Just protect the wound from infection and let it heal well.

2. Causes of paronychia:

1. Wearing shoes that are too tight causes the lateral nail plate to bend and grow into the nail groove tissue.

2. Improper nail cutting, cutting the nails too short and too deep on both sides.

3. After trimming the remaining nail, pierce directly into the soft tissue of the nail groove.

4. Nail diseases such as onychomycosis, nail malnutrition, and pachyonychia can also cause it.

5. It is often seen in service industries, athletes, ballet dancers, etc. who work while standing.

3. Clinical classification:

1. Simple paronychia: common on fingers, people working in catering, washing and other fields are susceptible to it, and most of them recover within 1 week.

2. Simple ingrown toenail: mostly located on the big toe, with a feeling of swelling and pain, and excruciating pain when touched. The swelling and pain will disappear immediately after repair. If not repaired, it will turn into paronychia.

3. Ingrown toenail paronychia: When the toenail groove is inflamed for more than 3 weeks, it should be considered to be caused by ingrown toenail. Only when the ingrown toenail is cured can the paronychia be cured.