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Any Home Remedy For Bad Pincer Toe Nail On Both The Big Toes?
I have bad pincer toenail on both my big toes they have hurt for years... it has gotten to the point where both corner of the nail are almost touching! Its extremely painful I cant afford to go to the doctor is there anything I can do at home to help my pain and correct the problem?
Thu, 26 Dec 2013
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You can apply 40% urea over the nail plate after protecting the surrounding soft tissue with adhesive tape. The area should be occluded and to avoid wetting the treated area. One week later nail can be easily removed with a nail elevator or clipper.
Urea acts by dissolving the bond between the nail bed and the nail plate, and it also softens the nail plate. Removal by this method is called chemical avulsion of nail plate
Chemical avulsion is painless.
take care
regards
You can apply 40% urea over the nail plate after protecting the surrounding soft tissue with adhesive tape. The area should be occluded and to avoid wetting the treated area. One week later nail can be easily removed with a nail elevator or clipper.
Urea acts by dissolving the bond between the nail bed and the nail plate, and it also softens the nail plate. Removal by this method is called chemical avulsion of nail plate
Chemical avulsion is painless.
take care
regards
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