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Do not attempt to drain an infection. There is a popular conception that you should use a needle to puncture a blister or a pustule caused by an infection. You should not do this because it will just make it worse. Even if you use clean tools and a sanitized needle, you can cause some serious damage by poking and prodding at a blister or an infected wound. A common condition causing pain and disability, onychocryptosis is caused by the actual penetration of flesh by a sliver of nail. For toes too painful to touch, a local anaesthetic will be injected before removing the offending portion of nail Faergemann J & Baran R. Epidemiology, clinical presentation and diagnosis of onychomycosis. Br J Dermatol 2003;149(Suppl 65):1–4. PMID: 14510968 A person should not pull or bite a hangnail to remove it. This can leave an injury on the finger that could cause an infection.

Topical salicylic acid (15–50% w/w), applied to the wart daily for 12 weeks, is the treatment of choice for adults and older children. Its exact mechanism of action is not known but it acts as a keratolytic, resulting in the removal of epidermal cells infected by HPV [29]Your toenail will regrow in 2-4 months. Some patients worry about the look of the toenail after this procedure. But if your toenail has been growing into your skin, chances are it will look better after this partial removal.

Ameen M, Lear JT, Madan V et al. British Association of Dermatologists’ guidelines for the management of onychomycosis 2014. Br J Dermatol 2014;171(5):937­–58. doi: 10.1111/bjd.13358 Shemer A, Trau H, Davidovici B et al. Onychomycosis: rationalization of topical treatment. Isr Med Assoc J 2008;10(6):415–416. PMID: 18669135 An ingrown toenail develops when the sides of the toenail grow into the surrounding skin. Patients may experience pain, redness, inflammation and infection. Lifestyle adviceAround half of verrucae in children disappear on their own within a year, and two-thirds resolve within two years, but they can take many years to resolve in adults (see Infographic).