What to do when a toenail grows into the flesh and becomes pus?

The toenail into the flesh pus, can be treated by medication, incision and drainage surgical treatment and other ways to treat.
1. medication: if the pus is less, you can take oral amoxicillin, cefaclor and other antibiotic drugs under the guidance of the doctor to relieve the inflammation, and topical mupirocin ointment, erythromycin ointment and other antibiotic ointment treatment.
2. Surgical treatment: after the formation of abscess can be sterilized, under local anesthesia, cut open the abscess, debridement and drainage of purulent secretions, bandage and regular dressing; for embedded in the flesh of the toenail, can be trimmed at the same time or excision of the affected side of the excess toenail, so as not to aggravate the infection again.
Patients should pay attention to protect the wound after surgery, avoid standing and walking for a long time, and change the dressing regularly.