Ingrown toenails – it’s all about shape and structure

When the edges of toenails grow into the surrounding skin, this not only leads to significant discomfort, but also potentially complications such as infection. This very common and painful toenail issue is primarily due to the toenail not growing out in a ‘flat’ structure with its edges and corners not forming properly. The toenail takes on more of a ‘curved’ shape with edges that aren’t ‘flat’ and can therefore start to grow inwards into the skin. A podiatry clinic visit to cut out the ingrown toenail relieves the pain but doesn’t get to the cause of the problem or break the cycle of recurrent ingrown toenails. For this you need to correct the curved shape and maintain better toenail structure so that it grows correctly and ‘flat’, preventing the problem. The TXYL polymers in Nail ER+ do exactly this by interacting with the keratin which the toenail is made from to improve the shape of the toenail. Podiatrists have shown that this technology corrects toenail shape and structure, improves attachment of the toenail to the nail bed underneath and straightens the edges of the toenail as they grow out. Ingrown toenails can be worsened by poorly-fitting footwear, trauma and injury to the nail. Also cutting toenails incorrectly (too short, rounded at the edges or trimmed down the sides), but for those unlucky enough to be affected by this problem, the natural shape and structure of toenails and their edges is the real cause. The good news? TXYL technology and Nail ER+ is a solution.