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Ingrowing toenail

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MissAdventure Tue 07-May-24 15:38:04

I was just about to say that cutting a "v" shape in the middle of your nail, apparently makes the sides grow out from your toe towards the "v".
It's not gruesome or invasive.
Just a simple v.

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Germanshepherdsmum Tue 07-May-24 15:31:28

I had two ingrowing toenails successfully dealt with by the NHS years ago, as did my son. The ingrowing part was removed and the section of nail bed beneath it treated with a chemical so it would not grow again. I would be surprised if the NHS don’t still do this as not only is it a very painful condition, the nail can become infected (one of mine did). Go to your GP, don’t try to deal with it yourself. You can end up doing more harm than good.

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fluttERBY123 Tue 07-May-24 15:23:12

Would like to know experiences of other grans about this. I have an ingrowing toenail, slip of the nailscissors. First chiropodist cut down side of nail. It grew back still ingrowing. Looked on line and tried pulling dental floss down the side. This worked but once I stopped doing it same problem. Chiropodist 2 did same as first one and said I could either keep going back or have an operation, £350, that would permanently take away side of nail. A diabetic friend says why not try for NHS clinic. She also said easy if you know how to flip the nail off painlessly. That did actually happen to me once when I stubbed toe under divan.
Grans, where do I go from here? I have tried looking in archive here but found nothing. Not a good searcher though.

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