
|Articles|December 31, 2006
Ingrown Toenails: How to Wedge a Way Out
To immediately relieve pain from aningrown toenail, tell patients to soakthe affected foot in warm water for3 minutes to make the nail pliable.
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To immediately relieve pain from aningrown toenail, tell patients to soakthe affected foot in warm water for3 minutes to make the nail pliable.Next, have them fold a small pieceof tissue paper (about half the sizeof a penny) and carefully wedge itunder the nail with the end of a largeopened paper clip, right at the painfulspot. Every 2 to 3 days remove theold tissue and repeat the process.After 2 or 3 treatments the nail usuallygrows properly and not into thetender toe skin.-- John M. R. Kuhn, MD
Weston, Wis
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