Need help with ingrown toenail

You know I wish my husband would read this, he insist that to prevent them is to cut so far down that of course it would ingrow, it bleeds from being cut so short.. anyways, I get them once in a while on my left toe and this is what I do. After soaking it in warm water, I get a little sliver of a cotton ball and put antibiotic ointment on it and push it under where it is digging into my skin.(I also put a band aid around it to keep the cotton from slipping out and change it daily). The ointment prevents infection and putting that sliver under the toenail helps as it grows out away from the skin.

If you are prone to ingrown toe nails then the best thing for you to do is to keep your toenails trimed, neat and clean. Trim the edges of your toenails away from the skin of your toes. Dont get carried away and cut to much so that it leaves your toe sore that can make the toenail worse. If you do get an ingrown nail DO NOT pick at it call your dermatologist. And because of circulation and other health problems diabetics can have multiple problems with their feet.

I have a infected toe on my left, big toe. The skin that should be under my toenail is above it and because of that the has a gap between the nail that is open to infection. It has gotten infected. This also happened on my other toe (right big toe) and i had to get sugery on it. The doctor cut out part of my nail and I really want to avoide that again. Can someone help me cure my toe without sugery?