WHAT CAUSES AN INGROWN TOENAIL?

An ingrown can be caused by tight-fitting shoes or high heels that cause the toes to be compressed together and pressures the nail to grow abnormally.


Also if you trim your nails too short. Be sure to trim straight across


Disorders such as fungal infections of the nail can cause a thickened or widened toenail to develop.


Either an acute injury near the nail or anything that causes the nail to be damaged repetitively (such as playing soccer) can also cause an ingrown nail.


Also the tendency to get ingrown toenails is genetic. If a member of your family has an ingrown toenail, then you are more likely to develop one, too. Some people's nails are normally more rounded than others, which increases the chance of developing ingrown nails.