How do we prevent ingrown nails? You're told to cut the nail staight accross and not too short. That's because ONE of the causes is cutting the edge of the nail incompletely when trying to "round" the corners. There are other reasons why we get ingown nails, however. So then, we try to stuff cotton under the ingowing nail. Why cause more pressure? I tell kids and adults of the "cotton" school, I'm of the school of "vaseline". OK, swipe a miniscule amount of vaseline along the edge of the nail to "lubricate" and soften the groove, thereby allowing the nail edge to grow out and not dig into the flesh. Before "swiping", soaking the foot and pulling the edge back helps. For more information, please contact our office.
