There are many factors that contribute to ingrown nails. The most common of these is… the overprotectiveness of our mothers and, at a later age, ourselves. As is well known, every mother wants her child to look perfect, so she wants to cut her child’s nails perfectly („And here I’ll trim more, here I’ll shorten, here I’ll trim…”). Note that the nails should be cut straight\/square, not „round”. It is also very important to carefully check the edges to see if there is any piece left (the so-called splinter), which can grow into the shaft and cause inflammation. <\/p>\n
Another factor, equally common, is trauma. Even a minor injury can cause ingrowth. When this happens, the nail is „hammered” into the shaft or, if the nail plate is broken off – it grows back badly, so it needs to be given a new growth trajectory. Few people realize that also too intensive clipping or pushing back of the cuticles leads to ingrowth. A kind of trauma on the plate also includes the pressure exerted on the plate by a deformity of the toe commonly known as hallux valgus. The toe is twisted, so there is a permanent pressure of the nail on the shoe. In the case of a healthy foot, the same kind of pressure accompanies the wearing of shoes that are too tight, overly supportive socks, and high-heeled shoes with the front „in the tip”-then the toes are compressed and the nails are pressed firmly into the shafts. <\/p>\n
An important factor in causing ingrown nails is genetics. Ingrown nails are not hereditary, only the structure of the nail – when the shafts are large and the plate is small, the nail can stick in and hurt (that’s why sometimes even in several-week-old, -month-old children the nails grow in) . Also, the structure of the foot, the shape of the toes, their positioning – all this matters in ingrowth. <\/p>\n
Other factors include pregnancy, cyclic nail fungus, being overweight and ill-fitting footwear for foot-straining sports (such as running).<\/p>\n
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