Method 1: safely trim thick toenails.
1, soak your feet in warm water for at least ten minutes, and then dry them. Soak your feet and soften them before cutting your thick toenails. Soak and dry, and dry your toes.
2. Trim toenails with nail clippers. We usually use nail clippers to cut nails, but nail clippers may not be able to cut thick toenails, so nail clippers can be used instead. The handle of the nail clipper is longer and easier to take. We can cut our toenails directly.
3. Cut your toenails with a small nail clipper. Thick toenails often crack, but small nail clippers can avoid this situation. When cutting, you can cut your nails directly. Don't miss the edge of your toenails, because the edge of your toenails will lead to ingrowth of your toenails.
Be careful not to cut yourself, especially when the blood circulation is not smooth. Diabetes can lead to thicker nails and poor blood circulation, which will lead to dull perception of feet. In other words, if you cut yourself, you won't notice that the wound that is not bandaged in time will cause infection, which will lead to serious health complications. Therefore, when cutting your toenails, you must pay more attention.
5. Use nail file to polish the edge of toenails. After cutting your toenails, sharpen them carefully with nail file, or your toenails will catch your socks.
Method 2: Treat thick toenails.
1, see a doctor to determine the cause. It is difficult to determine the reason for the thick toenails only by observing the feet. If you find that your toenails are getting thicker or discolored, you must see a doctor. Doctors may ask questions about lifestyle and other health problems, and may collect samples and send them to the laboratory for examination to see if there is fungal infection. The most common cause of thick toenails is fungal infection, which is onychomycosis.
Repeated injuries to toenails can also cause toenails to thicken, which often happens to athletes, but shoes that don't fit can also cause toenails to thicken.
Age and underlying diseases, such as psoriasis and diabetes, can also lead to nail thickening.
2. If it is a fungal infection, use antifungal prescription drugs. If you have onychomycosis, the doctor will give you an antifungal prescription, which may be ointment or oral medicine. Doctors may also suggest laser treatment to kill fungi. Severe fungal infections may require nail removal to completely cure the underlying nail bed.
3, you can soak your feet with vinegar at home to kill fungi. The pH value of vinegar can kill fungi on toenails. Pour hot water and white vinegar into a large basin and stir well. Soak your feet for up to 30 minutes at a time.
4. Treat psoriasis with steroid prescription drugs. If you have psoriasis, redness and swelling may affect your nails, causing them to thicken. The doctor may prescribe steroids to relieve the inflammation caused by psoriasis. Although ointment containing steroids is commonly used, the doctor may prescribe medicine for you.
5. If it is because of age, you can polish your toenails. With the growth of age, toenails will become thicker and thicker. Although this is a natural phenomenon, you can polish your nails and make them thinner. If you like, you can also go to a beauty shop that provides pedicure services to polish your toenails.
6. If your toenails become thicker after injury, don't hit or squeeze your toenails. If your nails become thicker because of injury, you must cut your toenails short, wear shoes that fit your feet, and don't let other things touch your toenails directly. If you are an athlete, such as a skater, a football player or a dancer, you often have to do a lot of high-intensity movements. Therefore, if you want to protect your toenails, don't just kick them. Wearing shoes that squeeze your feet can also cause your toenails to thicken. Wear shoes that fit you, especially during strenuous exercise. Be sure to wear shoes that fit you.
Method 3: prevent toenails from thickening.
1. You must dry your feet after bathing or swimming to keep your feet healthy. If the feet are wet, it may be more likely to cause fungal infection.
2. Choose shoes that fit and are breathable. Because wearing shoes that squeeze your feet for a long time will cause your toenails to thicken, you must wear shoes that fit your feet and be breathable to prevent fungi from breeding.
3. Change clean socks every day. Clean socks can keep your feet dry, so change a new pair of socks every day. If you sweat a lot or your feet are wet, you may need to change your socks more frequently.
Wear slippers when going to public bathrooms and swimming pools. Fungi like warm and humid places, so you are likely to come into contact with fungi in public bathrooms or swimming pools. You can wear sandals or slippers to protect your feet.