An ingrown toenail can happen when the nail is pushed down into the skin of the toe, usually from poorly fitting shoes or lack of a proper trimming. This can cause redness, swelling and a lot of pain! Here’s how to fix it: At bedtime, put a slim wedge of lemon on the problem toenail, keeping it in place with a Band-Aid and covering it with a sock. Sleep that way, and by morning the acid in the lemon should have softened the nail enough so that you can ease it away from the skin and trim it. The right way to trim the nail is to cut it straight across, not down at the sides, and not shorter than the toe (which promotes growing into the skin).
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