When trimming the pedicure of ingrown nails, excessive trimming should be avoided to prevent infection and affect the recovery of the condition.
The embedded nail is usually due to genetic, injury, nail trimming too short and too deep factors, resulting in the lateral edge of the nail plate grows into the nearby soft tissues, thus inserting into the nail groove to appear pain and other uncomfortable symptoms; when trimming the feet should pay attention to parallel with the nail flesh, to avoid excessive trimming to appear infected and other symptoms, which will affect the recovery of the condition.
Patients with ingrown nails should be examined in the hospital in time, and can use povidone-iodine coating or alcohol wet compresses on the nail groove area under the guidance of the doctor to avoid infection; when there is pus, antibiotics such as mupirocin ointment and erythromycin ointment can be used to treat the condition; for patients with unsatisfactory results of conservative treatments, surgical resection or removal of the nail plate can be taken as the treatment method.
In daily life, attention should be paid to avoid wearing tight shoes, if there are symptoms of physical discomfort, should go to the hospital in time, consult the physician’s guidance, not blindly use their own medicine.