If you’re prone to ingrown nails, you’ve probably wondered how to remove an ingrown toenail yourself. After all, doing so can save you a trip to the doctor and prevent complications like infection.

In the case of a severely infected great-toe paronychia, does it matter whether or not you start antibiotics before you perform partial nail removal? —Gregory H. Tuttle, MD, Chapel Hill, N.C.

Medically reviewed by Adam H. Kaplan, DPM Key Takeaways Ingrown toenails often occur when the side of the toenail grows into ...

The woman with a chronic fungal infection of her nails may arrive in the clinician's office complaining that her nails have become thick and discolored, or that 1 or more nail plates have begun to ...

Like ring around the collar or iron-poor blood, toenail fungus is one of those problems that hardly anyone noticed until Madison Avenue brought it to public attention. But television commercials for ...