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Ingrown toenails
Hi so I have a ingrown toe nail. And It’s getting big and it has puss. I can’t really see the ingrown nail, I tried cutting but it’s not working. Is there any way I could cut it without going to doctor, because I don’t want to get shots in my toe like last time. Please help.
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Dr. Govind S Mittal
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14 yrs exp
Bangalore
The best thing to do is - 1. see a doctor. 2. Take a course of anti bitoics. 3. depending on the severity you may need a surgical - lateral toe nail excision with nail matrix ablation. Hope this helps. Donot delay it since there's already infection in the area. Warm regards, Dr Govind Suresh Mittal, Bengaluru
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