What should i do with my ingrown toenail? please help?

i just developed in ingrown toenail yesterday. right now it is just swollen on the side of my toe, red, moderate pain, and warm to the touch. i am scared because i don't want it to get worse. i am trying right now the home remedy. i soak my foot 3 times a day with warm water and after each soak i change the piece of cotton that i put under the nail. the big problem is i don't know if i put the cotton in right. i tried to the cotton as deep as i could have under my nail. has anybody tried doing home remedy? what home remedy did you use? and did it work? should i just go see my doctor. i don't want it to get worse so i am trying to fix the problem now and i am afraid the home remedy is not going to work and i am just going to let my toenail get worse. what would the doctors do if my toenail just started to be a ingrown toenail? will they just prescribe me antibiotics? i am so scared because i know how bad a ingrown toenail could get. so i am sorry if i sound paranoidWhat should i do with my ingrown toenail? please help?
A doctor will cut it out - I'd suggest you see a doctor, to make sure it's done right, and you don't get an infection.What should i do with my ingrown toenail? please help?
You might have to get the ingrown part cut out of your toe, but until you can schedule something with a doctor you should soak it for ten minutes at a time in warm, soapy water 2-4 times a day, and after soaking you could put some antibacterial cream on it, which sometimes helps the pain.
agree with no.1 answer, soak it, push the ski to the side a bit and cut it so its lower from the side where its inters the skin,


if its too bad you will have to see a gp, nothing serious thouh


oh AND YOU SHOULD DEF wear the right size shoes, not too tide or narrow.





good luck :):):)
OH! ingrown toenails are horrid! the doctor will just cut it out. You shouldn't try to do it yourself, you might get it infected, so visit a doctor!
Go to a podiatrist. Do not attempt to take care of it yourself. You will end up with a much bigger problem.
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You have to cut it out of there! That's exactly what the doctors will do, but they will charge you $500 to do it...





Cut the toenail at an angle on the side that it is ingrown, and pull the rest out... it will hurt a bit... but if you prop your foot on the side of a sofa until the foot goes to sleep, that will help.





Good Luck!





Here is a good video.





http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbvPRV5mu鈥?/a>








Edit: Yes, pain is normal... the nail is digging into your skin, like a knife. It is just pushing up the piece of skin at the side of your toe. Stop it from pushing and the pain will be gone the next day.

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