As others have noted, this occurs when you trim too short and/or when you cut at an angle rather than straight across.
To fix without getting too invasive, take super small little piece of tissue paper or cotton, I’m talking real small, roll it up into a ball about the size of a granule of kosher salt, then use tweezers to wedge the ball under the nail right at the part where it hurts the most.
You will notice instant pain relief as pressure gets relieved right where the nail is digging into the skin. Replace this ball if it falls out and keep it wedged there for 3 to 5 days. This can be somewhat difficult if the nail is super short, which it usually is if you are dealing with this problem, but you should be able to wedge a small little piece up there. If you can fit a piece larger than a granule of sale then that’s even better.
The nail will start growing the right direction and will be all better in 3 to 5 days.
If you catch em when they’re lil babies likes square 2 or 3, you can 100% easily cure/fix it.
Just cut 1 to 3 slices perpendicular into the edge of your toenail. Turn your clipper 90 degrees, get it in far enough, but don’t pinch yourself or cut too far in that it hurts, and snip.
Do it in the middle, in 3rds, or quarters if it’s in both sides or something.
This gives your nail a new direction to grow, and takes the pressure off the flesh. You’ll feel relief in less than a minute. It’s a miracle and you’ll hate that it took you this long.
If it doesn’t give you relief in like 5 - 10 mins (try a second or 3rd snip first but), that fucker is in there. See a doctor. Take it from me.
Kudos to anyone who can figure out where and how to cut from this description.
Have you tried googling the word “perpendicular”?
That’s not the problem, buddy.
🤷♂️ then deal with your ingrown toe nails I guess.
But I don’t get ingrown toenails. Plus, someone explained it much more coherently, already.
Why are you still talking?
Actually, don’t answer; I don’t care.
Because each time I reply to you, you get more down votes. I find that funny.
I spent years with an ingrown toenail. I could walk on it just fine but if I stubbed it I’d be down for about 10 minutes. Finally just went to the Dr and he fixed it right up. Now when I cut the nail I just have to make sure I don’t cut it too short or risk it becoming ingrown again. I was kicking myself for not having done this sooner.
Can you please explain the process the doctor did to correct it? Everything online involved some surgery. Your comment made it look less painful.
For me, they applied local anesthesia, grabbed the nail with some tool, then pulled it the fuck off. I don’t know if this is how it is always done, but this was a military doctor (I was a dependent).
Arg!! I cringed the fuck out reading this. This is all I have read they do online.
To make it better, I watched them do it. When applying anesthesia at one point I watched the doctor stick the needle into my toe and just spray it onto the floor because he went all the way through. I also had a trip to NYC a few days after, so I walked around there with a toe bleeding and wrapped in gauze. It was a memorable time.
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