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How to treat an ingrown toenail?

Should you treat your own ingrown toenail?

  • Or should a doctor do it? I'm 15 and I have an ingrown toenail and it hurts so bad it's practically throbbing every minute and I can't even walk well. And how much does it cost ...show more

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    I work for a podiatrist (foot doctor) and generally people make it worse when they do it themselves. If you have insurance, they only charge a copay usually. I live in the southeast and the average price for someone that does not have insurance can range from $150 to $200 depending on if they do a partial or full removal of the nail.

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I am a trained nurse, and I know better than to try to treat an ingrown nail, see a doctor, get er done.

essentiallysolo

ive had my toe nail removed by my doctor a total of 3 times now, this is now the fourth time it has come back, im not sure if im just unlucky or if there doing sometihng wrong but i would still suggest you try the doctors meathod first, trust me ive gone my own way of trying to pull it out or cut it away and it just isnt worth it + theres a great risk of infection if it isnt allredy infected go to your doctor, have it removed properly and have them kill the nail bed... EDIT - I live in Canada where health care is free so for me the cost was nothing at all... hopefully your insurance will cover any major costs to you... I hope it works the first time, i know all about this Best of luck!

chris n

go see a doctor and let them get paid for something

alb210

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