Ingrown Toenail – Symptoms & Causes
- Ingrown toenail symptoms include:
- Pain and tenderness in your toe along one or both sides of the nail
- Redness around your toenail
- Swelling of your toe around the nail
- Infection of the tissue around your toenail.
Common ingrown toenail causes include:
- Wearing shoes that crowd your toenails
- Cutting your toenails too short or not straight across
- Injuring your toenail
- Having unusually curved toenails
Here at East Texas Foot and Ankle Centers, Dr. Kent can diagnose an ingrown toenail based on your symptoms and a physical examination of your nail and the surrounding skin.