[Daegu Ingrown Toenail] Toe inflammation that hadn’t healed for years; the cause was an ingrown toenail. A real case showing the difference after correction.

Roe Plastic Surgery Clinic

Dong-gu, Daegu

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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.

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.

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.

My toe is really swollen because of an ingrown toenail in Daegu. Will the swelling go down if I treat the toenail?

• “It’s not just my toenail that hurts, but my entire big toe is swollen.” Among patients with chronic ingrown toenails, there are cases where not only is the edge of the toenail red, but the entire toe is swollen to the point where it looks thick.
• Looking at this, I wonder if a single toenail can cause the entire toe to swell like this, and if the swelling can go away if the toenail is treated.
• If the cause is repetitive irritation and inflammation due to an ingrown toenail, the swelling and inflammation of the surrounding skin may also improve as the ingrown toenail is treated.

Ingrown toenails in Daegu, do I really need to visit clinic? Cases where it is okay to manage at home and cases where treatment is necessary.

• “I think I have an ingrown toenail, but it doesn’t hurt much yet.” “At this level, do you think I need to go to clinic?” This is the biggest concern when you suspect you have an ingrown toenail.
• If your toenail is slightly bent or only causes occasional discomfort, it is difficult to determine whether immediate treatment is necessary.
• To start with the conclusion, just because your toenails are bent does not mean they all need treatment.

Ingrown toenails in Daegu, why doesn’t Loe cut off the painful toenail?

• We quite often hear requests from patients visiting with ingrown toenails saying, “Please just cut off the part that has dug in.”
• In fact, there are cases where the pain decreases quickly if you cut off the edges of the ingrown toenail.
• This is because the piece of toenail that was pressing against the skin has disappeared.