The ingrown toenail or onychocryptosis is an annoying and especially very painful problem. . In some cases, surgery is inevitable to treat the ingrown nail, while in others, it is possible to remedy it naturally.

What causes ingrown toenails?

Ingrown toenails can be related to various factors:

• The deformation of the nail (nail in the form of clamp)
• Thickening of the nail
• Trauma (shock)
• Cutting nails too short
• Wearing too narrow shoes that crush the nail
• Taking Acne Treatments Containing Isotretinoin

Note that people with diabetes or any other disease that causes poor blood circulation are more likely to develop an ingrown toenail.

What are the symptoms of an ingrown toenail?

It should be noted that the evolution of this problem can be divided into 3 phases, each with its own symptoms: