Contents:
- Medical Video: Cara menyembuhkan Cantengan
- How to prevent cantengan easily and precisely
- 1. Soak the feet before cutting the nails
- 2. Cut nails properly
- 3. Avoid trauma to the area of the toes
- 4. Wear shoes and socks correctly
- 5. Maintain clean nails
Medical Video: Cara menyembuhkan Cantengan
Cantengan is a condition when the nails grow inward so that it pierces the flesh. As a result, cantengan causes extreme pain. Not only that, the cantengan which most often attacks the big toe also makes the nails hurt, swollen, and reddish. Instead of feeling very severe pain, it would be better if you look for ways to prevent cantengan.
How to prevent cantengan easily and precisely
Cantengan can be prevented. Here are a variety of ways you can prevent caches, such as:
1. Soak the feet before cutting the nails
Soaking your feet before cutting your nails can be one way to make your nails softer. That way, you can cut it easily without the need for trouble, causing the pieces to become untidy or even piercing the skin around the nails.
2. Cut nails properly
Try not to origin when cutting your toenails. Avoid cutting the nails too short with uneven pieces in the corners like forming arches. Cut your nails straight using nail clippers. Avoid cutting nails with scissors because they are prone to injury. Cutting nails with scissors will be more difficult, especially at the edges.
3. Avoid trauma to the area of the toes
Try not to push the toes too much for a long time. For example, when playing football, running, or doing other sports that press a lot of your toes. If that happens, you need to remove your footwear for one or two hours afterwards so that your feet can breathe freely.
4. Wear shoes and socks correctly
Shoes that are too tight, socks or stocking which is too tight, so that high heels give excessive pressure to the toes. As a result, because too often pressed the nails can grow into and pierce the skin. For that, always use shoes with the right size and socks that are not too tight.
If your toes can still be moved when using socks, mark them that they are loose enough so they won't hurt your toenails.
5. Maintain clean nails
Don't just cleanse the body, nails also need cleaning. Moreover, the bottom of the nail that usually becomes a nest of dirt. Clean the nails by routinely cutting and removing stubborn dirt that sticks under the nails. Wash your nails with soap under running water.
