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Hallo, my husband has got an ingrown toenail. he is currently in a lot of pain and can not even wear shoes... what can we do?
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See podiatrist: It appears that there may be an infection causing the pain. Needs to correct the ingrown nails and thus seeing a podiatrist would be your best bet.
Answered 11/5/2017
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