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Swollen toenail area
Swollen toenail area can be a symptom of inflammation or infection in the area, commonly due to an ingrown toenail.
Dr. Robert Kwok reviewed this
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A 45-year old asked:
How can I heal an ingrown toenail swollen area?
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A 49-year old asked:
What can I do to heal the swollen area around the ingrown toenail?
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A 23-year old female asked:
Small black area underneath big toenails. Nails havent grown. Has been there for 6 months. Initially thought it was because of wearing ill fitting shoes during a wedding but its still there after months. Nail growing sideways, a little swollen/pain?
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A 51-year old female asked:
I had a ingrown toenail removed today. bandage is to stay on until tomorrow, but it's swollen and bruise below the bandage area. Is this normal?
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A 41-year old asked:
How to cure a swollen toenail that has puss?
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A 42-year old asked:
Have dry blood under my swollen toenail. What could be wrong?
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A 67-year old female asked:
My toenail is gone all yellow and my toe is swollen?
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A 16-year old male asked:
My toenail became black and i trimmed the nail down and naturally, the nail came off all the way. Now the matrix is swollen and puffy, is this normal?
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A 55-year old female asked:
Why is my leg swollen from the knee down? My toenail is discolored too.
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A 32-year old female asked:
My moms toe around the nail is swollen and it seems like her toenail is disintegrating?
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A 22-year old female asked:
I have a detached toenail & the side has becone swollen & sore will it go away once the toenail has grown out or what do i do to help it?
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A 41-year old asked:
I've got an ingrown toenail problem, its realy swollen up. Help?
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A 27-year old female asked:
Big toe is swollen on one side, hurts to press on it. Havnt clipped toenail in awhile. Put pro oxide on it nothing bubbled. What do I do?
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A 53-year old female asked:
My big toe is swollen brused and hurts really bad been to dr say it isn't broke went back to dr he took toenail off still no better please help?
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A female asked about a female:
I have ingrown toenails on every toe. They are so bad that i can't cut them, and around them is purple. They are also swollen. How do I stop them?
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A 36-year old female asked:
Hi, Im not sure if it is an ingrown toenail or just the skin tha is open but its swollen and red and the flesh is coming out. How can I make it better?
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A 24-year old male asked:
My husband's big toenail is yellow and breaking off. It is also a bit swollen and red around the toenail and he says his toe hurts the worst from behind. What should I do?
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A 45-year old asked:
How to heal swollen toe after having an ingrown toenail?
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A member asked:
After an ingrown toenail grew and went away by itself, my toe ended up red, swollen, and black. It has stayed like this for a while on two toes, why?
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A 23-year old female asked:
I had an ingrown in my second toenail I thought i got it out because I couldnt feel pain anymore so I would soak my foot. Its been about 2 months later. The side of my toe is still swollen and the skin around it is darker but theres no pain?
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A 30-year old female asked:
Had an ingrown toenail i remove it now my toe is swollen. I don't know if it is infected.
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A 17-year old female asked:
I took care of what I believe to be an ingrown toenail by myself a few days ago. My toe became red, swollen, and now there is pus. What should I do?
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A 70-year old female asked:
Underside of hammerhead toe red, swollen, and painful where the pad of the toe touches the ground when walking, most often walking in house barefoot so it is not my shoes, but i do have RA and a discolored and thickened toenail?
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A 42-year old female asked:
The bottom pad of my left big toe is swollen.No pain or redness, just puffy on the pad. Did not injure it. no ingrown toenail. Any ideas what it is?
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A 42-year old female asked:
My toenails are yellow and falling off I have lines on some of my fingernails and lately feeling extremely exhausted. I have a swollen rash on the inside of my elbows (both sides )?
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A 24-year old female asked:
6 hours ago a small toddler wooden chair dropped on my big toe. It hurt, Its now slightly swollen, and my toenail is bruised. I also have a small lump below my toenail. It hurts to move it, is stiff and throbs consistently. Is it broken or bruised?
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A 17-year old female asked:
Had ingrown toenails cauterized a month ago. Half of toenail is yellow now and whole toe is purple/swollen. Painful and tender to the touch. Plz help!
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A 31-year old female asked:
Had my doctor do an ingrown toenail removal in the beginning of this year. The thing is I noticed that my toe stays swollen and always cold and tingli?
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A 42-year old female asked:
Ingrown toenail. Moderate and a tad sore but not painful. Can you help? not red or swollen. No drainage. Yes I know, see a podiatrist soon as I can. Until then. What can you reccommend?
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A 36-year old male asked:
3d ago, my toenail was lifted and bleed. Used betadine, now the skin around base of nail is swollen, watery & itchy. Now trying rivanol + miconazole.
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