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Suggest Treatment For Toenail Injury After Wearing Heels
Hi, i was wearing uncomfortably heels (im not sure if I hit my toenail) and noticed the next day my 1st toenail was hurting. the toenail is elevated from the nailbed and is painful/loose. it now has clear discharge coming out when i press onto the nailbed. my toe is hurting and feels like it is burning. What do i do?
Wed, 24 Dec 2014
Hi
You seem to have developed a toenail injury .
Now it is very important that you take proper care of the area so as to prevent any super infection.
Keep the affected area clean and dry.
Wash the affected area with lukewarm saline water twice daily.
Apply a topical antibiotic cream like neosporin or mupirocin over the lesion twice daily.
Take some oral anti inflammatory agent like ibuprofen or paracetamol along.
Dr Geetika Paul
You seem to have developed a toenail injury .
Now it is very important that you take proper care of the area so as to prevent any super infection.
Keep the affected area clean and dry.
Wash the affected area with lukewarm saline water twice daily.
Apply a topical antibiotic cream like neosporin or mupirocin over the lesion twice daily.
Take some oral anti inflammatory agent like ibuprofen or paracetamol along.
Dr Geetika Paul
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