Symptom Finder - Treatment of Ingrown Toenails
INGROWN TOENAILS
1. For mild cases, take a fingernail file and make 2 or 3 V-shape grooves in the end of the nail so the nail will grow medially
instead of laterally.
2. Alternatively, remove one-half or all the nail under sterile prep and local anesthesia. Treat base with phenol.
3. If there is infection, give a cephalosporin such as cefaclor (Ceclor) 250–500 mg tid for 7 days.
4. For severe cases, refer to surgeon or podiatrist.
1. For mild cases, take a fingernail file and make 2 or 3 V-shape grooves in the end of the nail so the nail will grow medially
instead of laterally.
2. Alternatively, remove one-half or all the nail under sterile prep and local anesthesia. Treat base with phenol.
3. If there is infection, give a cephalosporin such as cefaclor (Ceclor) 250–500 mg tid for 7 days.
4. For severe cases, refer to surgeon or podiatrist.
