What should I do if my nail gets stuck in my flesh?

Nails stuck in the flesh are often called ingrown toenails. Ingrown toenails are a very common phenomenon in life. When most people encounter this situation, they tend to use nail clippers to cut off the excess nails. In fact, this method is often only a temporary solution and not a permanent solution. Generally, it won't take long before the ingrown toenails will appear again. So what should you do when your nails are stuck in the flesh? Here are some solutions to the problem of nails getting stuck in the flesh.

Many people deal with ingrown toenails by cutting off the toenails that are embedded in the flesh and trimming them inwards. As a result, the newly grown toenails become more and more curved. The correct way is to cut the toenail flat and trim it into a blunt angle. This way, even if the toenail is injured by external force, only the toenail is injured and it will not continue to bend inward. Then stuff a little gauze on the outer inner edge of the toenail (the two corners). At the same time, you should soak your feet in betadine solution plus four times the amount of warm water (or saline) twice a day for 30 minutes each time to relieve symptoms.

What to do if your nails grow into your flesh

1. Soak your feet in hot water at 50°C for about 15 minutes. This is very important and cannot be omitted. Foot soaking can soften the nails and cuticles, and help deal with nails that grow into the flesh.

2. Go to the pharmacy to buy common disinfectant alcohol and disinfect the toes with ingrown toenails. If there is suppuration, clean the pus in time.

3. Use a suitable nail trimmer to pry out the nail that is embedded in the flesh. Note: do not cut it off first. Instead, dip cotton in a little alcohol and stuff it under the ingrown nail, that is, in the gap between the edge of the nail and the flesh.

4. Do not cut the part of the nail that was pried out first. Wait until it grows longer and reaches the outside of the flesh before cutting it off.

5. Keep inserting cotton. You can change the cotton according to your own situation, but you must keep inserting cotton for at least one week.

6. Adhere to the above steps to effectively improve the problem of ingrown toenails. As long as you pay attention to trimming in the future, similar problems will not occur again.

It will be very painful to stuff cotton into the cracks of your nails, but hold on! The purpose of stuffing cotton is to separate the nail from the flesh and prevent the flesh from wrapping the nail inside. The ingrown nail that is pried out is not cut off to prevent it from piercing the flesh when it grows out again. It should be cut after the nail grows outside the flesh. If you accidentally cut your nails, it doesn't matter. It will be equally effective if you keep stuffing your nails with cotton.

Note: When trimming your nails, do not cut too deep, especially on the side nails. If bleeding occurs during the nail cutting process, it must be dealt with promptly to prevent the blood from sticking the nail and flesh together, causing the nail to be wrapped in the flesh and leading to ingrown nail problems.