What to do if your toenail groove is inflamed

Paronychia is a common condition, but we all know that for patients, the impact and trouble it causes are relatively large. Sometimes it is painful and even affects normal walking. Therefore, we must pay attention to the correct methods in order to effectively prevent and treat it. In daily life, we must protect the skin around our nails and not let it be damaged. When some wounds appear, we must pay attention to anti-inflammatory and prevent infection.

1. Treatment

1. The main purpose of routine paronychia treatment is to eliminate inflammation and prevent infection. You can use iodine to scrub the affected finger to prevent infection, and pay attention to cleaning and daily care.

2. If there is some redness and swelling, you can apply ichthyol ointment to reduce the swelling.

3. If the infection is more serious, the pus needs to be completely drained. If it is pus accumulation, incision and drainage should be performed.

4. If it is an ingrown toenail, that is, the toenail is particularly short and the toenail grows into the flesh. Even if it is not serious now, there is no inflammation, and it is just a little painful, it is necessary to treat the ingrown toenail thoroughly as soon as possible. When using Zhang's Nail Care to professionally treat paronychia, there is no need to remove the nails to treat ingrown toenails.

5. If paronychia is not effectively treated for a long time, it will cause the surrounding fibrous tissue to proliferate and grow granulation tissue. As long as the paronychia is completely cured, it will gradually shrink, fall off and disappear. Zhang's Nail Gou Kang is a special product for the treatment of paronychia. It is a pure Chinese medicine preparation for external application.

Toes, highly effective in penetrating, sterilizing and anti-inflammatory, reducing swelling and relieving pain to relieve symptoms of paronychia, while nourishing and repairing the nail bed to completely cure paronychia.

2. Daily Prevention and Treatment

1. Take good care of the skin around your nails and avoid any damage to them. Nails should not be cut too short and you should not pull out "hangnails" with your hands.

2. Take precautions before they happen. Wood thorns, bamboo thorns, sewing needles, fish bones, etc. are the foreign objects that are most likely to injure the nail groove in daily life. You should be extra careful when participating in labor or doing housework.

3. Pay attention to the care of your fingers and do not cut your nails too short.

4. When there are minor injuries on your fingers, apply 2% iodine and then bandage them with a Band-Aid to prevent infection.

5. If the wound has become purulent, you should go to the hospital for timely incision and drain the pus. Prevent the spread of infection and cause phalangeal osteomyelitis.

6. If there is pus accumulation under the nail, the nail should be removed to facilitate adequate drainage and complete healing. Or apply ingrown nail cream.