Festering Ingrown Toenail
Channel: Lexington Podiatry
Date: 2019-03-18

This patient came to the office for treatment of an ingrown toenail. The toenail had been left to fester without treatment and eventually developed an infection, so the best solution was to drain the fluid that had built up in the toe.

Ingrown toenails develop when the side of the nail grows in to the flesh of the toe. People with diabetes who have poor blood flow to the feet are at a higher risk for developing an ingrown toenail, but it can also come from wearing shoes that crowd your toes or cutting your toenails too short. If you have serious pain from an ingrown toenail, it is always best to make an appointment with your podiatrist.