Contents:
- Medical Video: 13 Tips on How to Survive Wild Animal Attacks
- What are the causes of cantengan?
- 1. Don't cut the nails properly
- 2. Wear shoes too narrow
- 3. Injuries to the nails
- 4. Do activities that make nail growth abnormal
- 5. The size of the finger is not comparable to the nail
- 6. Heredity factors
Medical Video: 13 Tips on How to Survive Wild Animal Attacks
Have you ever experienced nails that have grown improperly? This condition is called cantengan, which occurs when the nails penetrate into the skin and flesh, so the risk of causing infection and inflammation. Most cases of cantengan occur in the big toe. Actually, how can the cause of cantengan occur?
What are the causes of cantengan?
Cantengan will not only make the sufferer feel pain, but also can reduce self-confidence because of the abnormal shape of the nail. Well, here are some things that often cause cantengan:
1. Don't cut the nails properly
Timothy C. Ford, DPM, a director of child health at the Jewish Hospital & St Mary's HealthCare Hospital, explained that one of the most common causes of cantengan is due to how to cut the wrong nail.
Either because it's too short when cutting nails or cutting uneven nails so the nails will grow in the wrong direction.
2. Wear shoes too narrow
The use of footwear, both shoes, socks, and stockings that are too tight and narrow, can unwittingly make nails grow into the skin of the foot. This is because narrow footwear will cause the nail to be pressed inward, which in turn triggers nail growth in the wrong direction.
That's the reason why you are recommended to wear footwear that fits right on your feet. In a sense, it's not too narrow but it's not too big. Besides the feet can breathe properly, the growth of the toes will not be hampered.
In order to avoid problems with the feet, you should avoid 7 mistakes when wearing the following shoes.
3. Injuries to the nails
Nails and toes that often suck on doors, tables, and other hard objects. In fact, accidentally dropping heavy items right on your toenails, is another thing that is the reason for your canting.
Yes, in fact your own negligence can make your nails break, and eventually grow into the flesh.
4. Do activities that make nail growth abnormal
There are several activities that risk causing cantengan, such as soccer and ballet dancing. Not without reason, this can happen because there is pressure on the nails when you are dancing or kicking the ball.
5. The size of the finger is not comparable to the nail
The condition of a finger that is too small and not proportional to the size of a large nail, will make it difficult for the fingers to maintain nail growth. As a result, nails grow irregularly.
6. Heredity factors
If there is a family member who has cantengan, then your risk of experiencing cantengan will be greater.
