Fingernail ingrown nail need to follow the doctor’s instructions for conservative treatment, surgical treatment, general measures and other ways to correct.
1. Conservative treatment: Usually for mild and moderate ingrown nails, or for patients who are not suitable for surgical treatment, a cotton ball supported by cotton wool can be used and padded between the embedded nail plate and the adjacent nail groove so as to separate them. At the same time, patients can also be corrected by nail plate support and tape method.
2. Surgery: If the patient is a moderate to severe ingrown nail, and conservative treatment is ineffective, it is also necessary to follow the doctor’s instructions through part of all the nail plate avulsion, part of the nail matrix removal, nail fold soft tissue excision, winograd excision and so on, to carry on the correction.
3. General measures: patients usually need to choose the right size of shoes, elasticity appropriate shoes, to avoid the toes are squeezed or collision. And also need to correctly trim the nails, timely treatment of nail fungal disease, hyperhidrosis and other diseases, so as to avoid aggravation of the condition.
It is recommended that patients with ingrown toenails take the above measures for corrective treatment under the strict guidance of the doctor to avoid aggravation of the symptoms.