Ingrown toenails hurt like a pain no one can imagine, and getting rid of them can cost 200-300 dollars for a trip to the Podiatrist. A lot of time people just do not have the money. I want to interlude here. If you can afford it and do have the insurance by far the best choice for taking care of ingrown toenail is seeing a Podiatrist and having it surgically removed. But if that is not an option for your current situation, then here are the steps you need to take
1. Soak it in cool water and epson salts. This will help draw the infection out and also make the area easier for you to trim out the offending edge
2. Get a nipper that can remove it. There all kinds of kits and tools available. One of the advantage of getting an ingrown toenail instrument as well as some numbing cream which will help reduce the pain. The other thing that is nice about them is they are fairly inexpensive. So here are some instruments that can help remove the ingrown as well as the numbing cream:
Now comes the hard part: actually removing the ingrown nail. It’s not easy but this person does a good job doing it and you can to.