Toenails grow into the flesh

Have you ever paid attention to some abnormal conditions of our toenails? We usually don’t pay much attention to our feet. Usually our feet are hidden in shoes. Even if there are some problems, we don’t pay attention to them. Let’s see if we usually find that toenails grow into the flesh. Many people are puzzled by this and don’t know what’s going on.

Everyone must have seen toenails growing into the flesh. Many people find that their toenails are growing into the flesh and will use nail clippers to remove them. However, this phenomenon will have some effects if it continues for a long time. Everyone should pay attention to what is happening when toenails grow into the flesh and take timely attention to it.

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.

Misunderstandings of the current treatment of ingrown toenails in China:

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.

Precautions

Take good care of the skin around your nails to prevent it from getting damaged, and do not cut your nails too short.

Develop good hygiene habits and do not remove hangnails at will. Once hangnails appear, cut them with scissors and avoid removing them forcefully.

Toenails growing into the flesh are called ingrown toenails, which is a very common foot disease. Most people may not know this and think it is a normal phenomenon. Some people do not take it seriously, but you should know that there will be many consequences. If you cannot handle it scientifically in time, it will cause some other infections, also called paronychia. In severe cases, severe pain will occur.