Ingrown Toenail

At Reed Footcare, we see how much an ingrown toenail can affect your day-to-day activities. Ingrown toenails can be painful and can become a serious health risk if left untreated. The toenail may be painful to touch and may have signs of infection such as swelling, redness, blood, or pus present. An ingrown toenail is a nail that has pierced the skin and can feel a little like a splinter. We remove and treat the source of the infection and give advice on future prevention.

Sometimes seeking professional help and advice with nail cutting is all you need. But for acute, recurrent, or long-term ingrown toenails it is sometimes appropriate to recommend either Nail Bracing or minor nail surgery.

You will be given aftercare advice and follow up treatment to optimise your healing and reduce your risk of developing a further infection. Total time healing will vary, depending on the patient and without minor surgery most ingrown toenails will reoccur.