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32 of 32 found the following review helpful:
 Painless CURE for ingrown toenails - I promise Oct 20, 2011
By EmilyBatt1976
This review is actually a message of hope to the other reviewers of this product who suffer with ingrown toenails and anyone else who might read this who suffers from this problem. After some excruciating experiences as a child and teenager with ingrown toenails (both big toes once got so infected that I had to have a doctor cut the nails completely in half down the middle and the infected halves torn out) I finally happened on a general practice doctor who gave me the THE BEST ADVICE.
Since receiving this advice 20 years ago I HAVE NEVER HAD ANOTHER INFECTED INGROWN TOENAIL. It's cheap, painless, and it WORKS. You will never have to "dig" or "trim" an infected nail again:
After taking a shower or soaking your foot so that your nail is soft, gently lift the corner of the toenail that is ingrown and using a tweezer or other pointed nail tool (like this product) GENTLY place a small wad of cotton (like from a cotton ball or q-tip) under the corner of the nail. DO NOT shove the cotton in too far and DO NOT put so much cotton that you bend the nail upwards past horizontal. Also, DO NOT shove the cotton straight into the infection! You want to place the cotton under the corner of the toe nail and close enough to the inflamed area to lift the toenail away from the infection and redirect the toenail in a more horizontal direction.
Once you have the cotton under your nail, you should feel relief from the digging corner of the nail. BUT you should NOT feel like you have a hug wad of cotton under your nail that is causing a new discomfort. If so, you have too much in there. If it's more uncomfortable for you to walk after placing the cotton, this is a good tip that you have too much in there. If you're not sure, give your toe half an hour or so to test it out and see how you feel. If you have an infection already, you may need to give yourself a couple of days of slight adjustments (although, the less touching the better in my experience) to start feeling total relief.
I find it is helpful to treat the bit of cotton with neosporin - it lubricates the placement of the cotton and fights germs. My method is to take a small pull of cotton from a q-tip or cotton ball and roll it gently between my forefinger and thumb with some neosporin into a little ball. Don't make the little ball too tight and hard as this will hurt your toe. Keep it soft.
I change out the cotton pieces about once every two or three weeks. I have been using this method for about 20 years, and as I mentioned above I have not had a single ingrown infected toenail since.
Other important tips:
People who are prone to ingrown toenails should NEVER cut their nails too short and should always cut nails STRAIGHT ACROSS. NEVER EVER EVER cut down into the corners of your nail. This is GUARANTEED to cause you problems. I know this may seem counterintuitive, but trust me.
I hope this message reaches some people who suffer with this problem, because I know what it's like to think that you will be dealing with something like this for the rest of your life without an end in sight.
I would be happy to hear if anyone benefits from this posting!
11 of 11 found the following review helpful:
This tool helps Feb 16, 2011
By David Gil
I feel silly reviewing a product like this, but I have to admit I have had ingrown toenails for over 38 years and they can get very painful! I decided to search AMazon for something that would help me deal with them when they are very bad, and bought this. I was actually surprised at how useful it was. I was able to get to the end of the nail and pull it up and out enough to deal with it, and faster than I used to be able to using other methods.
10 of 10 found the following review helpful:
 Nail Relief Feb 06, 2011
By Byron A. Storck
While this instrument has an unusual shape, it works like a charm lifting an ingrown toenail up so it can reseat itself in the proper growth channel.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Good Oct 03, 2011
By Taurus
Item was deliver on time and it was my life saver, great tool for nasty ingrown toenails. I was able to fix my ingrown nails, here is the trick, once you lift the nail put a tiny pad underneath like cotton or anything that is soft. You must lift the nail with this tool daily for at least a week or until it doesn't hurt much. And last step is let your toenail grow out for a month or so, when you finally trim it make sure it is not very short.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Cheapter alternative Jul 23, 2011
By Oscar
If you search Amazon for "SE Dental Tool Set 4 Piece" you will see that this tool is included in that 4 piece set for almost half the price. Just wanted to help. Sorry for the "fake" review.
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