What to do if nails grow into the flesh

We know that nails are very important to us. Our nails protect our fingers. If there is a problem with our nails, it will not only affect our image but also bring a lot of inconvenience to our lives. Therefore, we must protect our nails well in our daily lives. Below we will introduce to you how to deal with nails growing into the flesh.

When a toenail grows into the flesh, it is called ingrown toenail. Ingrown toenail refers to the toenail growing into the flesh. Ingrown toenails are a common foot disease. They occur when the toenails are trimmed too deep or too low, and when the toes are squeezed by wearing pointed, skinny shoes. In the early stage, ingrown toenails only cause pain. Ingrown toenails are very likely to be complicated by nail groove tissue infection, which is clinically called paronychia. At this time, there is obvious redness, swelling, and heat in the local area, accompanied by severe pain. After suppuration, purulent secretions will flow out locally.

Myth 1: Pedicure to treat ingrown toenails

Most people with ingrown toenails trim their own toenails at home, while those with better conditions go to pedicure centers to have their toenails trimmed. Both of the above methods require one to endure the pain and pick out the part of the toenail that has pierced the flesh, but after the toenail grows longer, it will still pierce the flesh. Due to repeated trimming, chronic stimulation of the nail groove tissue proliferates and thickens, making it easier for the nails to grow into the flesh. In addition, those pedicure places are not medical places and do not have strict disinfection measures, so it is easy to spread other diseases, such as onychomycosis.

Myth 2: Repeated nail extraction treatment

Some patients, especially when combined with paronychia, will go to the hospital for treatment. The routine practice of most hospitals is to perform nail extraction to treat ingrown toenails without doing any treatment on the germinal layer of the nail root, so that after the new toenail grows, it will still grow in the original direction and eventually grow into the flesh. Moreover, this method is very painful, takes a long time to heal, and most importantly, it cannot cure ingrown toenails.

In the above article, we introduced the importance of nails to the human body. Our nails protect our fingers. If there is a problem with our nails, it will cause us a lot of trouble. The above article introduces in detail how to deal with nails growing into the flesh.