My son picks his ingrown big toenails and makes them bleed and get infected. How can I get him to stop.?

He's already been to the doctor and he cut the nail on both sides of each big toe...It's been 6 months and he still makes them bleed...He won't leave them alone...Any REAL suggestions or ointments he can use to help? He says they don't hurt except when they grow out too much..My son picks his ingrown big toenails and makes them bleed and get infected. How can I get him to stop.?
Tell your doctor to remove the nail completely from the nail bed. As the new growth comes the ingrowing nail will stop and he will be normal. Avoid wearing tight shoes / sandals as this is the main cause of ingrowing nails. If the nail is removed partially the problem will go on recurring again and again, tubes may help but only for a short time.My son picks his ingrown big toenails and makes them bleed and get infected. How can I get him to stop.?
You need to take him to a foot specialist and they will remove the nail properly and should kill the nail bed along with the removal so they can't grow back anymore if he keeps doing it him self he could get a serious infection. he could make the nail start to grow out of the side of his nail or down into his nail bed making it worse which i have done. a specialist will do the best job so i would just spend the money instead of visiting the regular doctor trust me it is worth it!
He may have OCD - obsessive-compulsive disorder where he needs to pick his skin.


My son does this.


Therapy with a good psychotherapist or psychiatrist would really help especially in the long run. There may be other issues you don't know about that he doesn't tell you about.

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