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After removal surgery, my ingrown toenail has become badly infected. i look keflex, flopen and ibilex and it hasnt helped. its quite bad the skin is being pushed to the surface there is a lot of drainage and pus and it is extremely swollen and pain?
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You should see the surgeon who operated immediately. In the meantime try soaking it in warm water. Hope you do well
Answered 3/8/2023
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See the surgeon immediately. Try soaking in warm water with vinegar. One tablespoon per quart of water. Apply a topical antibiotic cover with bandaid
Answered 3/17/2023
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