Privacy Statement Ingrown toenails My son has had considerable pain with an ingrown toenail.
Ingrown toenails are a common problem.
They occur when the end or side of the nail begins to grow into the skin of the toe. This growth causes swelling at the site where the nail is intruding in the skin. Then infection may start shortly thereafter due the feet harboring bacteria that invade the site. The best thing that can be done about ingrown toenails is to keep them from happening in the first place. However, even the most attended to nails can eventually become ingrown.