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Plastic surgeryPublished 2026-10-02

[Daegu Ingrown Toenail] It hurt more after I cut off the edges of my toenail. Introducing a real correction case

  • Key points
  • One of the first things people do when an ingrown toenail starts to hurt is to cut off the painful edge of the nail themselves.
  • Especially if the edge of the big toenail feels painful as if it is pricking the skin, you can round off that part or dig it out a little deeper with nippers.
  • The pain subsides immediately after cutting.

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[Daegu Ingrown Toenail] I heard this can’t be treated, but can it be corrected? Case of correction treatment for a rolled ingrown toenail

  • If a toenail has curled up and become deformed into a circle, can it be straightened out again?
  • In some cases of ingrown toenails, the tip of the nail curls severely inward, becoming deformed as if a piece of paper had been rolled up.
  • Because the shape of the toenails is severely deformed, many people think that treatment is impossible or that the only solution is to pull them out.
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Is it possible to treat ingrown toenails in Daegu without touching the painful toenail?

  • My toenail hurts so much that I feel like I’ll cry if it gets touched even slightly.
  • "Can it be treated even in this condition?" If inflammation caused by an ingrown toenail becomes severe, the area around the nail swells and becomes sensitive, which can cause extreme pain even from minor irritation.
  • It is difficult enough to wear shoes or walk, but the thought of having to handle painful toenails for treatment can make visiting clinic itself frightening.
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I have an ingrown toenail in Daegu that is bent at a 90-degree angle. Can it really be straightened?

  • If an ingrown toenail persists for a long time, it gradually curls further, and the edges of the toenail may bend at almost a 90-degree angle.
  • In particular, many people worry about whether correction is possible if the toenail is bent not just at the tip but also close to the root.
  • The case I am introducing this time did not look severe on the outside, but it was a case where pain occurred because the toenail was bent from near the root.

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Is it possible to treat ingrown toenails in Daegu without touching the painful toenail?

  • My toenail hurts so much that I feel like I’ll cry if it gets touched even slightly.
  • "Can it be treated even in this condition?" If inflammation caused by an ingrown toenail becomes severe, the area around the nail swells and becomes sensitive, which can cause extreme pain even from minor irritation.
  • It is difficult enough to wear shoes or walk, but the thought of having to handle painful toenails for treatment can make visiting clinic itself frightening.
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The ingrown toenail clinic in Daegu told me I have to have it extracted, but is there really no other way?

  • I was told that I have to have my toenail pulled out because my ingrown toenail is so severe.
  • “Do I really have to do that?” There are patients who visit clinic for ingrown toenails and become worried after being told that they need to have their toenails removed.
  • It is natural to hesitate to seek treatment if you are told that your toenail must be removed when there is already inflammation around it and severe pain.
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What is the principle behind the Daegu ingrown toenail corrector? The principle of lifting the ingrown toenail.

  • When you first see an ingrown toenail corrector, you might have questions like this.
  • “Can an ingrown toenail really come up with just one wire this small?” The key to ingrown toenail correction is not to forcibly straighten the toenail.
  • It involves continuously applying upward force to the ingrown edge of the nail to change the relationship between the nail and the skin.

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