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ingrown toenails
for like, a year now, both of my big toes have been swollen and ingrown. even when i grown out the nails, they are still ingrown. my mom said that she has though about taking me to a doctor to get them taken off.( the nail, not the toe) but if he does, will it grow back? and is their ANY way that i can heal it. i mean, they OBVIOULSY wont go away on their own!
thanks!
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I've had an ingrown toenail begore and the doctor wanted to cut the nail off and I really didn't want to do that. If you use ebbs-in-salf (or its called something like that) and soak you feet in them and then lift the nail up for about 2 min everyday then it will go away eventually. If that doesn't work then you have to go to the doctor to get the nail cut off. Yes it does grow back.
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I had this done to both of my big toes as well. One, hasn't healed yet, and its been over two years, its really gross, but I can make the half nail look ok, because it only grows at the top and theres no nail ot the bottom for some reason, I file it down, the other one however healed a few weeks later and looks fine and I haven't had a problem with either being in-grown since. It doesn't hurt to have them taken out either, just the numbing shots do if they hit a nerve, though thats rare. There is a way you could attempt to heal it yourself, but its very painful and probably won't be unsuccessful. You'd have to dig out the toenail and clip it, and there will most likely be blood, pus, and infection, so I'd go with the doctor if I were you :)
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Going to the doctor does not mean he will have to cut off your nails, in fact most likely your doctor will just give you antibiotics. Your toes are swollen, which mean there is an infection beneath the skin, this infection makes it difficult for our nails to grow properly. 10 days of antibiotics should do the trick, no need to cut off your nails.
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