What to do if your toenail is cracked

If your toenail is cracked, you should pay attention to the correct use of some topical medications, because sometimes there may be exudation and bleeding after the crack. If you do not pay attention to bandaging and treating the wound, it may easily cause bacterial infection. You can soak it in 1:5000 potassium permanganate solution, or use some antibacterial topical preparations.

1. For treatment, topical medications can be selected according to the skin lesions, such as compound radix scutellariae tincture, compound salicylic acid tincture, daktarin, bifonazole cream, clotrimazole cream, etc. If there is mild erosion, you can first apply creams such as Daknin externally. After the erosion heals, add exfoliating drugs such as compound radix sophorae flavescentis tincture. If the erosion is obvious and there is a lot of exudate, it is advisable to soak in 10% Sophora flavescens or Phellodendron chinense solution, or 3% to 4% boric acid solution, 1:5000 potassium permanganate solution. For patients with concurrent bacterial infection and pustules, add topical antibiotics.

2. For cracked feet, you can first use urea ointment, and then use compound tincture of kelp bark after it heals. In fact, tinea pedis is not difficult to treat, but it is not easy to eradicate. One of the reasons is that there is no perseverance to persist in treatment, and as long as the itching stops, you forget to apply the medicine. Therefore, you must persist until the skin no longer turns white and becomes normal and smooth. You must also persist in applying medicine or soaking your feet for 1 to 2 weeks. Some people lose confidence due to repeated infections, so it is also extremely important to use separate towels, basins, slippers, etc.

3. Remove the soft skin at the base of toenails

1. Use an orange wood stick to dip the soft skin removing cream, apply it on the soft skin, and massage with your fingertips while applying.

2. Soak your feet in warm water for 5 to 10 minutes to fully soften the cuticle.

3. Wipe dry with a towel. Wrap a cotton pad around the top of the orangewood stick and gently press on the soft skin to keep the toenail in a square shape.

4. Wrap the gauze around the tip of your thumb or index finger, and gently massage the surface of the toenails to remove the old, soft, dead skin.

5. Use soft leather scissors to cut off the thorns.

6. Apply soft skin care oil. Notice:

A. Do not force the soft leather. Deformed toenails require more patience and care.

B. When massaging, keep your toenails in a square shape and the left and right sides facing you.

C. After cutting off the excess soft skin. Be sure to apply maintenance oil or lotion to moisturize.