SCHOLL Ingrowing Toenails

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Partial nail avulsion removes part of your toenail and is the most commonly used operation for treating ingrown toenails. It’s about 98% effective. gently push the skin away from the nail using a cotton bud (this may be easier after using a small amount of olive oil to soften the skin)

Sweaty feet can lead to softer skin around the nail, and a softer nail, so it becomes easier to bend the nail into the skin. Scholl are experts in foot care and treatments, providing a wide range of specialist products designed to help keep your feet in tip top condition, available at Boots. Some people can be born with nails that have a natural tendency to curve inward. If ingrown toenails run in your family, keep an eye on your toes. And read more about how you can prevent them. Top Tips to prevent ingrown toenails Keeping your feet clean and dry may seem obvious, but that doesn’t make it any less important. Drying your feet properly after a shower is the first and most effective preventative step to avoid fungal infections. Make sure the shoe fits Before you are seen by a podiatrist, you can relieve the discomfort by bathing your foot in a salty footbath which helps to prevent infection and reduces inflammation. Then apply a clean sterile dressing, especially if you have a discharge, and rest your foot as much as possible.Surgery may be recommended if your toenail doesn’t improve. Depending on the severity of your symptoms, this may involve removing part or all of your toenail. Partial nail avulsion For involuted nails, part of the nail that is curling into the flesh is removed and then the edges of the nail are filed to a smooth surface For the most basic painful and irritable ingrowing toenail, the offending spike of nail will be removed and the toe covered with an antiseptic dressing INCLUDES SILICONE GEL TOE CAPS: The treatment comes with toe caps to facilitate faster healing. The silicone gel toe caps protect the toenails from calluses, blisters, and irritation caused by walking. The caps make it easy for the nail toe to recover after nail removal or while using the ingrown toenail remover. For toes too painful to touch, a local anaesthetic will be injected before removing the offending portion of nail

Scholl Athlete’s Foot Spray Liquid. For the prevention and treatment of Athlete’s Foot. Contains Tolnaftate 0.068%w/w (to deliver 1% to the skin). Always read the label. You should see a podiatrist urgently if you have symptoms of infection, and also have diabetes, poor circulation or a reduced immune system. You should also visit a podiatrist if you experience any persistent pain in your toe from the ingrowing nail or have a condition that affects the nerves and/or feeling in your foot. Less common is a fungal infection or in some cases particular types of medication, for example isotretinoin. Who gets it? You could also try softening the surrounding skin with olive oil or warm water, a natural way to encourage the ingrown nail to grow out. Adding Epsom salts to a foot-soak also helps to soothe inflammation and reduce swelling.Wash your feet every day, dry them thoroughly and use foot moisturiser. You can also use a foot file or pumice stone to remove hard or dead skin. Nail pusher and nail lifter】The nail pusher effectively removes nail polish and cleans the nail surface. Double nail lifter helps to clean dirt under toenail, raises toenail, nails neat and prevents future ingrown and nail groove pain. As with most foot problems, prevention is better than cure. Cutting nails carefully in a straight line, using a good quality nail file or even treating your feet to a regular pedicure can help.