Ingrown toenails
Ingrown toenails
Ingrown toenails can cause redness around your toenail, swelling of your toe, pain, tenderness and can even become infected. Most common causes for an ingrown toenail are not cutting the nail regularly, cutting the toenail too short, foot trauma or wearing shoes that don’t fit properly.
Treatment for an ingrown toenail depends on its severity. Mild cases may improve with warm soaks and proper nail trimming. For painful, infected, or recurring ingrown toenails, Dr. Brad Herbst of Podiatry Associates of Florida San Jose Division can safely remove part of the nail in a quick in-office procedure. This relieves pain fast and helps prevent the problem from coming back.