How do I prevent a re-ingrown toenail?

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Chaotic42

Chaotic42

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I had my whole nail removed 4 months ago and now it's back. I want to prevent it from becoming ingrown again.

Anyone know what I can do to keep this from happening again? I liked the painkillers, but the limping kind of sucked. I'd like to avoid all of that. :)
 
Zim Hosein

Zim Hosein

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Cut your toenails to military spec. Chaotic42 :)
 
Nitemare

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Originally posted by: Chaotic42
I had my whole nail removed 4 months ago and now it's back. I want to prevent it from becoming ingrown again.

Anyone know what I can do to keep this from happening again? I liked the painkillers, but the limping kind of sucked. I'd like to avoid all of that. :)
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Podiatrist cut mine out, doused the skin with acid and its gone for good.

Have him try again
 
SarcasticDwarf

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Originally posted by: Chaotic42
I had my whole nail removed 4 months ago and now it's back. I want to prevent it from becoming ingrown again.

Anyone know what I can do to keep this from happening again? I liked the painkillers, but the limping kind of sucked. I'd like to avoid all of that. :)
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Did you get the chemicals put on it to prevent it from comming back?
 
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aidanjm

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Originally posted by: Nitemare
Originally posted by: Chaotic42
I had my whole nail removed 4 months ago and now it's back. I want to prevent it from becoming ingrown again.

Anyone know what I can do to keep this from happening again? I liked the painkillers, but the limping kind of sucked. I'd like to avoid all of that. :)
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Podiatrist cut mine out, doused the skin with acid and its gone for good.

Have him try again
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Jesus. Shouldn't yopu be suing him or something?
 
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KingNothing

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Whole nail???? OWWWWWWWWWWWWW

Both of my big toes used to get ingrown nails, a doctor trimmed the sides of both nails down and killed the nail-growing cells with acid. Haven't had a problem since. I can't believe they took your whole nail out.
 
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aidanjm

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Originally posted by: Chaotic42
I had my whole nail removed 4 months ago and now it's back. I want to prevent it from becoming ingrown again.

Anyone know what I can do to keep this from happening again? I liked the painkillers, but the limping kind of sucked. I'd like to avoid all of that. :)
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why not cut your toenails occasionally?
 
Nitemare

Nitemare

Lifer
Feb 8, 2001
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Originally posted by: aidanjm
Originally posted by: Nitemare
Originally posted by: Chaotic42
I had my whole nail removed 4 months ago and now it's back. I want to prevent it from becoming ingrown again.

Anyone know what I can do to keep this from happening again? I liked the painkillers, but the limping kind of sucked. I'd like to avoid all of that. :)
Click to expand...

Podiatrist cut mine out, doused the skin with acid and its gone for good.

Have him try again
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Jesus. Shouldn't yopu be suing him or something?
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After 5 years of pain...I would be more apt to buying him a beer.
 
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Pacfanweb

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Originally posted by: KingNothing
Whole nail???? OWWWWWWWWWWWWW

Both of my big toes used to get ingrown nails, a doctor trimmed the sides of both nails down and killed the nail-growing cells with acid. Haven't had a problem since. I can't believe they took your whole nail out.
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That's what I had done, at different times to both big toes. He called it "narrowing the toenail".
Hurt like a sumbitch for a day or two, but well worth it.
 
Iron Woode

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Originally posted by: Chaotic42
I had my whole nail removed 4 months ago and now it's back. I want to prevent it from becoming ingrown again.

Anyone know what I can do to keep this from happening again? I liked the painkillers, but the limping kind of sucked. I'd like to avoid all of that. :)
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That's extreme.

I had my ingrown toe nail dealt with as an out-patient at a local hospital. In and out in about 1/2 hour. He removed the part that was ingrown and made sure that it wouldn't grow back at that spot anymore. I had a couple stitches there and my toe all bandaged up. It hurt like a ah heck the next day. I discovered the pain was from swelling and the toe couldn't swell because of the bandages. So I removed the bandages and my toe felt much better. No need for painkillers.
 
Nitemare

Nitemare

Lifer
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Originally posted by: Pacfanweb
Originally posted by: KingNothing
Whole nail???? OWWWWWWWWWWWWW

Both of my big toes used to get ingrown nails, a doctor trimmed the sides of both nails down and killed the nail-growing cells with acid. Haven't had a problem since. I can't believe they took your whole nail out.
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That's what I had done, at different times to both big toes. He called it "narrowing the toenail".
Hurt like a sumbitch for a day or two, but well worth it.
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Sounds like what I had done as well. I was in so much pain before though that the gaping bleeding holes in my toes felt 10x better though.
 
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