Ingrown Toenails

At Active Foot Clinic we treat ingrown toenails on a daily basis.

Ingrown toenails are often quite painful. The two main types of ingrown toenails we see are:

Nails which are curled at the sides and pressing on the skin causing pain, pressure, callus and corns down the side of the nail. Generally these ingrown toenails are quite simple for our podiatrists to treat within a standard appointment.

The 2nd type of ingrown toenail penetrates through the skin, causing a bacterial infection as well as weeping, pus and pain. These types of ingrown nails can be dangerous for anyone the longer they are left untreated. Left for too long without treatment they can cause further infections in the skin and into the bone.

Some patients in this situation need a simple non-surgical clearing of the nail; others require a minor surgical procedure called a partial nail avulsion. This procedure is performed in clinic with sterile equipment under local anaesthetic and is designed to permanently resolve your ingrowing nail. After any of these procedures it is generally expected that you can drive and return to school/work without inconvenience. Pain is generally minimal (if any!) for most people.

The great news is that your podiatrist is fully trained and qualified to treat both types of ingrowing toenails. Treatment is generally simple and pain free and can be performed in our rooms. Your podiatrists will ensure you have local anaesthetic if required.

If you have an ingrowing toenail call or book online below to see one of our podiatrists at Active Foot Clinic today!