{"id":4035,"date":"2025-04-30T16:11:08","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T20:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/podisante.ca\/ingrown-toenail\/"},"modified":"2026-01-22T12:38:32","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T17:38:32","slug":"ingrown-toenail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/podisante.ca\/en-ca\/ingrown-toenail\/","title":{"rendered":"Ingrown Toenail: A Common Pain That Can Be Treated Effectively"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is an ingrown toenail?<\/h2>\n\n<p>An <strong>ingrown toenail<\/strong> occurs when the edge or corner of the nail (usually the big toe) grows into the surrounding skin, causing <strong>pain, redness, and inflammation<\/strong>. Left untreated, it can lead to <strong>infection, pus, or even granulation tissue<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Symptoms<\/h2>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Localized pain at the nail, especially under pressure<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Redness, swelling, and heat around the nail<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Discharge or pus in case of infection<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Difficulty wearing closed shoes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Most common causes<\/h2>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Improper nail trimming (too short or angled)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tight-fitting shoes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Toe trauma<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Genetics or naturally curved nails<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Poor hygiene or excessive sweating<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Risks and complications<\/h2>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Localized infection that can worsen<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Formation of granulation tissue (red overgrowth)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Frequent recurrences if untreated<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Higher risk of complications for diabetics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Treatments offered at PodiSant\u00e9<\/h2>\n\n<p>Our team offers solutions adapted to the severity:<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8211; Professional podiatric care<\/h3>\n\n<p>Gentle and sterile nail treatment.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8211; Personalized recommendations<\/h3>\n\n<p>Nail trimming technique, appropriate shoes, home care tips.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8211; Partial matricectomy<\/h3>\n\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/podisante.ca\/en-ca\/ingrown-toenail-surgery-matricectomy\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"2570\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">partial matricectomy<\/a> is a minor procedure under local anesthesia to permanently remove a small part of the nail and prevent recurrence.<\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An ingrown toenail occurs when the edge or corner of the nail (usually the big toe) grows into the surrounding skin, causing pain, redness, and inflammation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3454,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4035","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-common-conditions"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/podisante.ca\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4035","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/podisante.ca\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/podisante.ca\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/podisante.ca\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3454"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/podisante.ca\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4035"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/podisante.ca\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4035\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5515,"href":"https:\/\/podisante.ca\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4035\/revisions\/5515"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/podisante.ca\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4035"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/podisante.ca\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4035"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/podisante.ca\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4035"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}