To treat an ingrown nail yourself, you need to cut out the embedded part and disinfect it with iodophor.
The first thing you need to do is to soak the embedded nails in warm water for about 10-15 minutes to soften the nails, then use a nail clipper or a beveled nail clipper to pick up the embedded nails and cut them out. If the embedded portion of the nails are pus-filled, the pus needs to be squeezed out and then sterilized with iodine povidone, and then, when the new nails are growing, shims can be inserted into the embedded nails on both sides of the embedded nails to improve the embedded nails situation.
If the embedded nail can not be cut, pus or frequent occurrence of such cases, you should go to the hospital, in the local injection of anesthesia, nail extraction treatment, after the extraction of the nail note that you should wear loose, comfortable shoes, if the local phenomenon of redness, swelling, heat and pain, immediately go to the hospital for treatment, and follow the doctor’s instructions.