Have you ever had an ingrown toenail? Seventy percent of participants in our Instagram poll said yes, so my sympathies. If no, lucky you—congratulations on never having to experience that peculiar ...

Nobody likes ingrown toenails, and when you get one, your instinct may be to clip off the offending bit. But new research shows that might be exactly the wrong thing to do —it won't necessarily stop ...

DEAR DOCTOR K: I have a very painful ingrown toenail. What can I do? DEAR READER: It's been my experience that toenails get a little unruly as we get older. They seem to fit the toes perfectly well ...

Ingrown toenails are common and occur when the toenail grows into the skin of the toe rather than over it. An ingrown toenail can become infected, as the nail can tear the skin and create an opening ...

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"Recently I had a rather severe ingrown toenail that needed treatment. Because of articles about your experience with an infection in your foot I got somewhat concerned about the possibility of an ...

Dear Reader: It’s been my experience that toenails get a little unruly as we get older. They seem to fit the toes perfectly well for decades, and then they start doing funny things — the sides start ...