If a hair curls inward and starts growing in rather than out of the skin, it’s referred to as an ingrown hair. An ingrown hair can look like a small bump or dot on your skin. Sometimes they’re painful ...

Nail fungus — known by the scientific name of onychomycosis — is a fungal infection of the nail. It can occur on the toenail or fingernail but is most common on the toes. It causes whitening and ...

Ingrown toenails occur when the toenail grows into the skin next to the nail. It most commonly affects the big toe. Although an ingrown toenail will not go away without treatment, people can usually ...

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The process of cutting hair involves a lot of possibilities. Cutting hair may force the hair back to its follicle or to the adjacent follicle; also when dead skin clogs the hair follicle, the hair ...