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 Ingrown
Toenails (Onychocryptosis)
When a toenail
is ingrown, the sides or corners of the toenail curl down
and dig into the skin, causing swelling, pain, soreness, and
redness. If left untreated, an ingrown toenail can progress
to an infection or even an abscess that requires surgical
treatment.
Board Certified Podiatric Surgeon David P. Rosenzweig, DPM,
PC, commonly treats patients with ingrown toenails at his Rye Brook (Westchester County) or
Greenwich, Connecticut office.
Signs and symptoms of an ingrown toenail include:
Pain and tenderness in your toe along one or both sides of
the nail
Redness around your toenail
Swelling of your toe around the nail
Infection of the tissue around your toenail
Ingrown toenails
can be caused by cutting toenails improperly, by wearing
shoes that fit poorly or by injuring the nail bed. Ingrown
toenails also can run in the family.
Contact your foot doctor or podiatrist if your ingrown
toenail symptoms do not go away on their own in a reasonable
period, if you are in pain or if you notice an infection. If
you have diabetes or another health problem that affects
your circulation, contact your foot doctor for treatment of
your ingrown nail even if your symptoms are mild.
To make an
appointment with the foot doctor, Podiatrist, David P. Rosenzweig,
Board Certified in Podiatric Surgery to treat your
ingrowntoenail(s) please contact the foot doctor at either his Rye Brook (Westchester County), New York or
Greenwich, Connecticut office. |
