What to do if your nail grows into the flesh and hurts

The nail grows into the flesh causing a lot of pain, it may be an ingrown nail, due to too much manicure causes the nail can not grow out normally to the front, and embedded in the flesh in front of the toe, the treatment is mainly based on the patient’s condition for drug or surgical treatment. If the patient’s condition is not serious, except for pain, no redness, swelling, pus and other manifestations, you can apply local iodophor to sterilize, and then use anti-inflammatory ointment, you can choose to use mupirocin ointment, broad-spectrum antibiotic ointment such as fusidic acid cream and other topical; in addition, you can simultaneously with antibiotics oral treatment, such as cephalosporin antibiotics, etc. If the ingrown nail is more serious, commonly occurring in the big toe, and the patient often feels painful and cannot be relieved with medication, which seriously affects the quality of daily life, the nail can be surgically removed at the doctor’s discretion. In addition, patients are advised to pay attention to the cleanliness of the nail area around the ingrown nail and to develop the habit of trimming the nail regularly; do not wear impermeable shoes during treatment and pay attention to a light diet.