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Do You Have To Wear A Boot/cast After An Ingrown Toenail Surgery?
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What Is It?
An ingrown toenail is a toenail with an edge that pushes into the skin and soft tissue at the side of the nail. This causes redness, swelling and pain, and can lead to infection. Symptoms can be worse when you are wearing a shoe, which puts pressure on the nail. The nail on the big toe becomes ingrown more often than other toenails.
Ingrown toenails can be caused by cutting toenails improperly, by wearing shoes that fit poorly, or by injuring the nail bed. Ingrown toenails also can...
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Source: HealthCentral Encyclopedia
Ingrown toenail occurs when one or both of the lateral edges of the nail penetrates the skin and cuts into the soft flesh of the toe.Uncorrected, an... Read more »
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Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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