Ingrown Toe Nail (short version)
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Therapy to cure ingrown toenail
by band-aid (patch, adhesive/sticking plaster)
This method is non-invasive and reportedly has a high rate of success. The theory is that by physically pulling the side of the nailbed away from the nail, one can decrease pressure while simultaneously improving drainage and drying of the wound. Digit should be clean and unoiled by ordinary soap for best adhesion of band-aid. The pulling is achieved with an ordinary adhesive bandage. A user of this method sticks one side of the bandage securely to the immediate area of the nailbed, pulling suitably as the bandage is wound around the digit at an angle so that the other end overlaps the first, but does not cover the wound itself. Thus the second side secures the first and keeps it from coming loose under the tension. Loosing during walk can be a problem but there are another tricks to fix bandage. According to http://health.ic.cz/zarustajici_nehet/, more than 80% of people who reported trying the method found it successful.
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