SYMPTOMS OF AN INGROWN NAIL
HOW TO RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM

An ingrown toenail has a number of different symptoms:

  • Pressure pain when walking
  • Painful lateral nail fold
  • Thickened lateral and distal nail folds
  • Reddened nail folds/toe
  • Restricted mobility
  • Toe grows hot
  • Possible pyogenesis (pus formation – caused by bacteria)