{"id":4047,"date":"2025-05-12T19:12:27","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T23:12:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/podisante.ca\/ingrown-toenail-2\/"},"modified":"2026-01-22T12:25:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T17:25:46","slug":"ingrown-toenail-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/podisante.ca\/en-ca\/ingrown-toenail-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Pain at the Side of Your Toe? It Might Be an Ingrown Toenail"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ingrown toenails are a common source of foot pain but are often misdiagnosed at first. <\/h2>\n\n<p>Many patients think it&#8217;s a blister, an infection, or just temporary discomfort. However, the sooner you act, the easier it is to treat. <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The 5 signs to recognize an ingrown toenail<\/h2>\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Pain at the edge of the nail<\/strong>, especially when pressing or putting on closed shoes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Local redness or warmth<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Swelling at the corner of the nail<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Skin that appears to grow over the nail<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Presence of pus, clear fluid, or reddish tissue (budding flesh)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<p><em>\u26a0\ufe0f An ingrown toenail can be present even without infection. The appearance of localized pain is often the first sign to look out for. <\/em><\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to prevent an ingrown toenail from coming back?<\/h2>\n\n<p>Here are the simple actions that our podiatrists recommend to prevent recurrences:<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2705 Cut your nails properly:<\/h3>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Always <strong>straight<\/strong>: avoid digging into corners<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Never cut <strong>too short<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use <strong>clean and disinfected scissors<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If your nail is thick or difficult to cut, <strong>consult a podiatrist<\/strong> for professional care.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2705 Choose suitable shoes:<\/h3>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sufficient width at the forefoot<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Good ventilation (especially if you sweat a lot)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Avoid pointed or overly rigid shoes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2705 Adopt good hygiene:<\/h3>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Dry your feet well after showering<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Change your socks every day<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Monitor changes in the appearance of your nails<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What if it&#8217;s already too late?<\/h2>\n\n<p>If you experience persistent pain or notice a change around your nail, <strong>don&#8217;t wait for it to get worse<\/strong>. Our podiatrists can intervene at the first sign to prevent infection or unnecessary surgery. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ingrown toenails are a common source of foot pain but are often misdiagnosed at first. Many patients think it&#8217;s a blister, an infection, or just temporary discomfort. However, the sooner you act, the easier it is to treat. The 5 signs to recognize an ingrown toenail \u26a0\ufe0f An ingrown toenail can be present even without [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3454,"featured_media":3887,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[59],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4047","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/podisante.ca\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4047","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=4047"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/podisante.ca\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4047\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5478,"href":"https:\/\/podisante.ca\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4047\/revisions\/5478"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/podisante.ca\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3887"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/podisante.ca\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4047"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/podisante.ca\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4047"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/podisante.ca\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4047"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}