Can the two petals of the little toe nail be removed?

Having two petals on the little toe nail is also a common symptom. When this happens, it only affects the appearance. If it does not affect walking and does not cause pain, it generally does not require treatment. This condition is medically called petal nail. If it affects your daily life and work, for example, if wearing shoes causes pain, you can consider surgical treatment, which is more effective.

How to remove the two petals of the little toe nail

Most people who are looking for ways to remove the two flaps of the little toe nail may think it is too ugly, or think it is a deformity and want to remove the two flaps of the little toe that do not look good. However, what I want to tell you is that the two flaps of the little toenail do not need to be removed at all. This is not a deformity at all and will not affect your health, because the two flaps of the little toenail are a more common type of toenail among the Han nationality.

Why do I say so? The condition of having two petals on the little toe nail is medically called petal nail. The English name petaloid toenails was also given. Lister is Baron Joseph Lister (1827-1912), a British surgeon, President of the Royal Society of London, founder of the British Society for Preventive Medicine, and inventor and promoter of surgical sterilization technology.

It is named after Sir Li, which shows that this thing was studied in the West more than 100 years ago. Therefore, there is no need to continue discussing the statement that petal-shaped nails are unique to the Han people, especially those from Shanxi.

Western medicine believes that the two-flanked toenail of the little toe is a foot disease, a callus formed by friction, a corn. If discomfort occurs, go to the hospital for surgery to remove it.

So, if you have a split toenail on your little toe, don't worry too much. Just do what you should do, because not only does it not affect your health, but it is also a common phenomenon for most people, so you are not an exception.

Introduction

The Han people also have another characteristic, which is the complex shape of the little toe. That is, the nail of the little toe is like being "split" into two halves, one side is hard nail and the other side is soft nail. As shown in the figure:

This type of double toe shape is common in East Asia, but it is most frequently seen among the Han people. According to folklore, it is a symbol of the big locust tree in Shanxi, and is believed to be a mark made by "splitting", which is unfounded. The polydactyly of the little toe is not a deformity because it does not cause any functional impairment. It is a habit of the early ancestors of the Chinese nation who did not wear shoes when working. In later times, due to the lack of functional impairment and natural selectivity, it has been preserved to this day. The morphology of the little toe is also a delayed characteristic. Some people do not show it when they are young, but it only develops obviously in adulthood.