Dear Dr. SerVaas: I thought you would be interested in this remedy for in-grown toenails and might want to pass it on to your readers.
My father taught me to let the nail grow a little longer and to cut a "V" in the center of the nail. This has worked well, as long as I remember to cut them. When I forget, and get ingrown toenails (sometimes very bad), I make a slight groove in the center of the nail. This encourages the nail to grow toward the center and quickly ends the problem in a few days. Ingrown toenails run in our family, as does diabetes. We have never had infection with this procedure.
John McManus
Windsor Heights, Iowa
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