Ingrown Toenails

As podiatrists, our patients are plagued with varied pedal complaints from fractures to sprains to varied skin conditions.  Some pathologies are more common to a specific patient population; adults, geriatric, athletes.  One pathology that does not discriminate and can present in both our youngest and oldest patients are painful ingrown toenails.  Simply, the nail has curved into the skin and pain and swelling develops.  For anyone who has suffered themselves this simple complaint can be quite debilitating, make walking in shoe gear difficult and can even develop into a much more severe infection if left untreated.