I have mentioned that I don't generally participate in Works For Me Wednesday, but lately I have realized that I do have precious few tricks up my sleeve to make life a little easier.
Little known fact about me: I was in ballet for YEARS. Recently on Gilmore Girls, Mrs. Patty was explaining how cut-throat ballerinas can be, "They're walking around on bloody ingrown toenails and they haven't eaten in four years." I ate just fine, thankyouverymuch, but I did suffer through horrible ingrown toenails once I started on toe shoes. I had forgotten the painless trick I learned to prevent it until recently when Riley had an ingrown toenail: Simply cut a notch, or 'v', in the middle of the problem toenail. As the toenail grows, it will pull out of the sides of the toe and grow to close up the 'v'. Obviously, if the toenail is already infected, other actions need to be taken.
Okay, I know this is a fairly gross first-time-out "Works for Me" and it may not even work for you -- but it did Work For Me!
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3 comments:
Yum :) Great tip though. I sent that on to a family member (who shall remain anonymous) who was plagued with these terribly.
Congrats on your first post and welcome to the gang! I finally got our post up (took me forever!)
Welcome!
Well, disgusting though it may be, it is a wonderful trick to know. . .I had to have two surgically taken care of, and had to do a round of penicillin for another. . .so this trick will come in handy.
So glad you joined in! Just so happens that my daughter mentioned a toe like this today. Thanks!
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