A 38-year-old member asked:
could fluocinonide or nystatin and triamcinolone cream help my ingrown toenail?
1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in
Dr. Vern Chuba answered
Podiatry 23 years experience
No: Ingrown toe nail causes a foreign body type reaction due to the toenail growing into tissue that it otherwise should not. It needs to be removed.
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