Have you ever had your nails been remove? It's unpleasant, but I believe most of us must had experienced on it, at least once. I myself had experienced quite a number (of having my nails removed), usually due to trauma to that site or after hiking, both resulting in injuring the toes or/and the nails. Again as I said, it's never pleasant, but I often found myself bemused of twisting and pulling that chunk of keratin...the joy seeing own blood seeping out slowly from the wound, the sharp tiny pain as you pull the nail from the skin and flesh apart..owh, the twisted mind of self.
However, "enjoy" as I would, watching others remove their nails were, and are, never pleasing.
Above is a video of Ingrown Toe Nail Removal, done by a physician (the proper way).
But first, what is Ingrown Toe Nail?
According to MedlinePlus, an ingrown toenail occurs when the edge of the nail grows down and into the skin of the toe.
It could be at any toenail, but usually the great toenails are the one affected. Plenty of causes for it to occur, but mainly due to improper nail trimming. Sometimes wearing the wrong shoes for prolong period may result to this.
The ingrown toe nail pushes the skin at the side of the nail, resulting in pain, redness and swelling. Infection may also occur when the skin is injured by the nail.
If you have this problem, it's best to SEEK A DOCTOR. Then procedure such as above clip will be done, under sterile and safe condition. Trying to remove the nail yourself may result in infection or deformity of the nail.
You can click on these sites for more info:
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/149627-overview
So there you have it, some fact about Ingrown Toe Nail Removal.
p.s: thanks Faizah for posting the video
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