Ingrown toenails and Cuticle Infections are very painful but can often be treated quickly and painlessly at Kingsford Foot Clinic.

They can occur for many reasons, these include:

Self-inflicted trauma:
⦁ Picking at your cuticle or skin around the nail
⦁ Picking or peeling your toenails

Accidental Trauma:
⦁ Dropping something on your toe
⦁ Having an open wound

Improper cutting technique:
⦁ Cutting your nails too short or curved
⦁ Having nails too long which poke into your skin around the nail

Your anatomy:
⦁ Having an involuted (curved) nail plate that causes the edges to dig into the skin

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It’s essential to have your podiatrist determine which diagnosis you have (ingrown toenail or cuticle infection) as these are treated differently.

At Kingsford Foot Clinic 60% of our team of Podiatrists and Podiatric Surgeons have completed extra training to be able to prescribe medications, antibiotics and longer-lasting anaesthetics. We use these to keep you pain-free and infection-free.

Not all ingrown toenails or cuticle infections need surgery! We use a stepwise approach to managing and treating your ingrown toenail and/or cuticle infection. We offer conservative management approaches; local anaesthetic procedures; and hospital procedures.

Our Podiatrists and Podiatric surgeons have access to a wider range of skills and services, which means the treatment you are provided with is comprehensive and of the highest quality.