What can I do about an ingrown toenail, I dont want to go to the doctors!?
545284
Cut a v-shaped notch in the middle of your toe-nail to relieve some of the pressure. Then soak your toe in hot salt water for about 15-20 minutes. You might be able to squeeze the puss out, or it might begin to heal after that. Either way, put some antibiotic and a band-aid on it.
334033
If the nail is still connected to the finger do not try to remove it.\n\nAll you have is the equivalent of a bruise but on your nail.  Most of the blood will be absorbed back into your finger and any that is left will grow out with the nail - it won't look very pretty but should be painless.\n\nIf the nail is hanging off go and see a medical professional - They will make a call as to whether it is best to remove, some or all of, the nail and will do it such a way so as to not to cause infection.  \n\nIf you try to do this yourself you could also end up changing the growth pattern of the nail and end up with an ingrown finger nail.
731377
Put some antibiotic ointment on it. If it is not better after two days, I would go get it checked. I wouldn`t worry about having the baby`s nail removed just yet. My daughter got one. and it was bad. It cleared up. You might have to go to the doctor and get an antibiotic to give her.
1042049
You could possibly have a nail fungus.  Get to a doctor and have it treated as soon as possible.  It is highly contagious and can cause deformities of the nail if left untreated.  I worked with someone who had this.
684415
Sure, you cut a V at the top of the nail, and it will pull the ingrown toenail out of the surrounding skin to "heal itself".  Or you can dig and dig at it and cut the darn thing out of your skin (of course that hurts like a biatch). I had that problem.  Try wearing a wider shoe, don't leave your socks on all the time, and keep your toenails clipped.  This will help.
306440
Go to the doctor, he/she will freeze them.  Or...they now sell at the drug store a kit so you can freeze them yourself.\nBeing that it is on your foot it is probably a plantars wart.  They have deep roots and cutting them off doesn't work.
785980
Personally I would not of even talked about this. Something like that is a bit too personal. If it's bothering you that much wear a pad or put a cork up it.....whatever. And if it gets worse the next day, see your doctor.
216976
I too suffered many years with ingrown toenails on my big toes.  They are hereditary by the way.\nI used to try and dig and cut them myself but unfortunately I inherited my father's thick toes and it got too painful.\nI used to get it so bad that it actually hurt to walk and God forbid I hit my foot into anything.\n\nWhat I eventually did and I would highly recommend to anyone is to see a foot Doctor( podiatrist) and have them surgically removed (not the entire nail, just the ingrown part).  It is a simple procedure and I have not had any pain since.  \nGood luck
399129
It's an infection, go to the doctor.
306355
What is the best treatment for a painful ingrown toenail?\nWhen the problem is mild, you may only need to soak your foot in warm water for 15 to 20 minutes and place dry cotton, such as part of a cotton ball, under the corner of the nail. Signs that the problem is getting worse include increasing pain, swelling and drainage of the area. Sometimes minor surgery is needed to remove the part of the nail that is poking into the skin.
890023
I am so glad you asked.\nEpson salt and really hot water-soak your infected foot. If you get them concurrently like I had in the past, go to the podiatrist, have him to a procedure on you that consists of numbing your toe up, cutting the nail off, jabbing huge q-tips with a chemical called phenyll on them down  into your  sides of the toe, and wrapping them up and wabam, ur done. Umm, I made that sounds REALLY painnful, but it is not at all, I watched the whole thing conscious, but then again, I was numbed up. Have fun, andif  you have any further questions email me at lawguy04_1984@hotmail.com... :-)
706081
soak your fett n get a pair of those tiny scissors n cut right up the side of the nail or rip it out it will feel better.To numb it just put ice for 20 min.
148260
if the condition has been developed than the only option is the cutting of the nail by the doctor under local anaesthesia because is quite pain ful,\nif has not developed yet but want to prevent it or just to prevent it for the second time after treatment , try the following things\ndonot wear shoes with tight toes\nkeep your toes open usually most of the time\ncut your toe straight donot cut inward around the corners\nhope that caring of the toe nail will help to prevent this problem
1011733
go see ur doctor\n\nanything that doesnt heal properly is not good
1070265
poss ingrown nail, check with podiatrist.
272785
Sorry hun but I'd go to the doctor and get something to get rid of them properly, and for good!
1049932
It sounds like you have an ingrown toenail and the only cure for that is to have it removed.  I don't know what color it is, but if it has gotten thick and yellow, then you probably also have a fungus infection in the nail.  If the nail is gray and the toe around it is bright honking red, then there is a chance that you have a staph infection.  Either way, a trip to the doctor is in order, unless you can pull it out yourself and have access to antibiotics.  Good luck.