Ingrown Toenail Worry !?

Question

I have an ingrown toenail and have done so for the last 2-3 years, I have them on both big toes of both feet and hate it,I previously had them and got them removed by surgery but sadly they grew back in ingrown.I really hate them and nobofy knows i have them,I dont know why but I am sooooo embarassed aboout them and I really want to get this fixd out i feel im fed up now,I cnt wear flip flops or anythn,I am 16 now and want to have and feel relaxed about having good clean feet without ingrown toenails,It might not seem like a burden to everyone else but it really is a huge burden,Im petrified of going to the chiropidist and doctor and am really embarased for sum reason plz help me give me advice,home treatments or whateva,cause ive had them for a cuple of years they r quite grown so no early stage fixtures lol

Answer 1

How on earth did you get ingrowing toe-nails at the age of 16?

Answer 2

You should go back to your chiropodist and have them removed again and hopefully they won't grow back this time. They will  just end up causing more misery to you the longer you put it off.

Answer 3

to get rid of it.. cut a small "V" in the front of your big toe. you've probably had ingrown toenails because you cut them too short of round off the edges when you cut them...  

Answer 4

Last time you obviously only had a partial nail removal. A proper treatment removes the nail matrix (partial or total) to stop it growing back or to slim the nail width.

Don't let a general doctor do this, see a podiatrist.

Answer 5

Mate I feel your pain, I even tried to perform surgery on myself once before getting the sides of the nails removed by a chiropodist. One of them did grow back, but I had the surgery again and that time the killing off of the side of the nail bed worked. I think that's all you really can do, have them chopped out again.

Pluck up your courage, go to a specialist. In their line of work, they will have seen much worse! I had years of misery before I got them sorted, and now they don't bother me at all.

Answer 6

Try applying Tea Tree oil several times a day and/or see a podiatrist or chiropodist.