How to get rid of ingrown toenails

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How to get rid of ingrown toenails
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• The life is fast pacing in the City of London. An
  ingrown toenail can strike your life. Can you
  afford to stay at home in EC2? No way, you cannot
  just stay at home because of an ingrown toenail,
  although, this is difficult to avoid it because
  it is very painful and hurts when you wear shoes.
  You should consult a podiatrist in EC2 before it
  makes your life hell.

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What is an ingrown toenail?

• Medically it is known as onychocryptosis. An
  ingrown toenail is the development of toenail on
  either side. It makes the nail curl and it
  pierces the surrounding skin due to which the
  skin becomes red and swollen. It hurts when you
  put pressure on the toe and that is how it makes
  difficult for you to walk. It is observed in big
  toenail more frequently than the other toes. It
  can affect on either side or on both sides of the
  nail.

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What kind of people can get an ingrown toenail?

• An ingrown toenail can affect all genders. Both
  men and women can suffer from this. They occur
  more in teenagers and old age peoples. During
  adolescent, feet sweat more and therefore skin
  surrounding the toenail becomes softer and it can
  split easily. The result of which is ingrown
  toenail. In older people, the toenail becomes
  thick and it becomes difficult to cut them. This
  puts pressure on the surrounding skin resulting
  in an ingrown toenail.

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Why ingrown toenail occurs?

• Ingrown toenails are likely to occur due to the
  following reasons
• If the nails are not correctly cut
• If you wear tight fitting shoes or socks
• If your feet sweat excessively
• Poor hygiene
• If you have an injury in nail or nail infection.

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How to treat ingrown toenails

• You can seek help from a podiatrist in EC2 to
  treat your ingrown toenail. If the condition is
  not severe and you do not want to visit a
  podiatrist in EC2, you can take care of it by
  yourself. You need to do the following things to
  avoid ingrown toenail
• Prevention is better than cure. You should take
  care of your feet by washing them with soap and
  water daily.

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• You should trim your nails so that they do not
  cut deep into your skin.
• You should push the skin around the nail away
  from the nail. You can use a cotton bud to do
  this. Using olive oil helps soften the skin.
• Do not wear tight shoes so that there is some
  space left around your toes.
• An ingrown toenail is very painful. You can take
  a painkiller to avoid the pain.

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• If you have tried all the self-care treatments
  and still the condition is getting worse, you
  should immediately visit a podiatrist in EC2.
  They are the professionals and can treat you
  well. If the condition is severe, the podiatrist
  in EC2 will suggest the surgery to prevent your
  toe from infection.

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