Q: I have had ingrown nails before, but the one I have now is painful, really red and swollen, and is leaking pus. Should I be on antibiotics? A: The nail matrix is the only part of the nail that's ...

An ingrown toenail, or onychocryptosis, is an uncomfortable but common condition in which the edge of your toenail grows into ...

An ingrown toenail—medically known as onychocryptosis—refers to a toenail that has grown into your skin. The top corner of the nail grows into the flesh, causing pain and inflammation. Most ingrown ...

Onychocryptosis, or an ingrown toenail, is a common and frequently painful foot problem. It happens when the nail grows into the skin and can lead to inflammation and infection. In this article, we ...

Have you ever had an ingrown toenail? Seventy percent of participants in our Instagram poll said yes, so my sympathies. If you said no, lucky you—congratulations on never having to experience that ...

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Ingrown toenails in babies and children are painful and common. The corner of a toenail, usually the great toe, gets stuck in the cuticle of the nail bed. Your baby may be fussy or your child will ...