I just got surgery on my toe because of an ingrown nail. what causes it and what are the treatment options?

See below: Ingrown toenails can be caused by trauma, tight shoes, tight socks, incorrect cutting of the nail. The best treatment is surgical removal of the ingrown section of nail.

Ingrown nail: You state that you just had surgery for an ingrown nail and are just now asking your options ? This is what you as before you have something done, not after. However , your best option was the one you did , so it worked out.

Nails too short: Your great toe tends to be crowded while walking by the side of the shoe and the long 2nd toe in a pinched fashion. If the nail is cut short enough that the edge is buried by surrounding tissue, the pinching drives the nail edge down creating a small cut.Over time, this will become inflamed.If the nail edge is allowed to grow longer, skin passes under the nail during compression and no cut occurs.