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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

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Author Info:

Belinda Rowland, The Gale Group Inc., Gale, Detroit, 2005

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