Ingrown Toenail Treatments

An ingrown toenail causes throbbing toe pain severe enough to cause you to limp. If it gets infected, the toe swells so that you can’t even wear your shoes. Don’t wait until you need infected ingrown toenail treatment. As soon as you notice an ingrown toenail, visit the top-rated podiatry doctor, Dr. Velimir Petkov at Premier Podiatry in Clifton, NJ and Wayne, NJ. Call today for an appointment.

Your toenails provide some protection for your toes, but they’re really an evolutionary holdover. The edges of your nails rest in a groove on top of your toes. If functioning normally, the nails grow steadily outward as new nail material forms in the nail bed. If your nail suffers damage, it may start curling or growing downward, digging into the soft flesh of your toes.

Ingrown toenails can be painful. If they’re bad enough, they can affect your gait and require medical attention. If left untreated, ingrown toenails can result in continued pain, inflammation and infection that requires ingrown toenail surgery. Visit award-winning podiatry practice in Clifton, New Jersey & Wayne, NJ to discuss treatment options and prevention tips with your board-certified surgeon, Dr. Velimir Petkov.

Causes of Ingrown Toenails

An ingrown toenail may arise for a number of reasons, but the two most common involve:

• Wearing poorly fitting shoes that squeeze your toes together
• Improperly trimming your toenails

If your shoes are too tight, they compress the nail, preventing it from resting comfortably in its groove. If your nails are torn or peeling, the skin next to the nail becomes irritated and inflamed, which alters the groove. Other causes include heredity or repeated trauma to your toes and feet. Talk to your podiatrist about the proper way to trim toenails once you’ve undergone treatment.

Read more: https://www.premier-podiatry.com/ingrown-toenail-surgery/

Google Map: https://goo.gl/maps/HftGYP4xYhYXWvvS6

Nearby Locations:

Packanack Lake | Preakness | Hillcrest | Ashley Heights | Northside

07470 | 07506 | 07522

Premier Podiatry: Wayne

502 Hamburg Turnpike, Ste. 105

Wayne, NJ 07470

973-384-4444

https://www.premier-podiatry.com

https://www.premier-podiatry.com/podiatrist-wayne-nj/

Working Hours :

Monday: 9AM - 7PM

Tuesday: 9AM - 7PM

Wednesday: 9AM - 7PM

Thursday: 9AM - 7PM

Friday: 9AM - 7PM

Saturday: 9AM - 2PM

Sunday: Closed

Payment: cash, check, credit cards.