Prevention
Ingrown nails may be prevented by:
- clipping nails straight across
- leaving the nail edge slightly longer than the end of the toe
- not trimming the sides of nails
- wearing shoes with ample toe space
- not pulling or tearing at the toenails
BOOKS
Nails: Therapy, Diagnosis, Surgery, edited by Richard K. Scher et al. Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders Company, 1997.
PERIODICALS
Ikard, Robert W. "Onychocryptosis." Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 187 (July 1998): 96-102.
Belinda Rowland