Pregnancy can bring on a lot of unwanted changes. One of the most unfortunate elements is due to the swelling in your feet. Pregnant woman are at high risk of developing ingrown toenails. Now the best method for treating these ingrown toenails is surgical removal by a Podiatrist. Needless to say when you are pregnant the question is will it be safe to have an ingrown toenail removed?
The answer is yes, it is safe as long as the Podiatrist only uses local anesthesia. The local anesthetic will be unable to penetrate or dissolve further to the fetus as it will be absorbed in the foot. So yes, the answer is getting your ingrown toenail removed is fine and safe when you are pregnant. But if that isn’t good enough and you are still nervous there are some kits you can use to try and remove the ingrown toenail yourself: