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Ingrown Toenail Home Care: Warning Signs

Notify your doctor if you have an ingrown toenail and any of the following:

Worsening toe pain
Worsening skin swelling
Worsening tenderness around the toenail
Worsening redness of the skin around the toenail
Pus draining from the skin around the toenail
Fever over 101 degrees F (38.3 C)
Inability to walk

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Last Updated: Mar 20, 2009 References

Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD

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Ingrown Toenail References:

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Persichetti P, Simone P, Li Vecchi G, Di Lella F, Cagli B, Marangi GF. Wedge excision of the nail fold in the treatment of ingrown toenail. Ann Plast Surg. 2004 Jun;52(6):617-20.
Takahashi M, Narisawa Y. Radical surgery for ingrown nails by partial resection of the nail plate and matrix using a carbon dioxide laser. J Cutan Laser Ther. 2000 Mar;2(1):21-5.