Toenail Pain [Toenail Fungus, Ingrown Toenails, Discolored Toenails]
Bruising Under the Toenails [Causes, Healing Time & Best Treatment!]
The #1 cause of bruising under the toenails occurs most frequently from light rubbing that creates friction and pressure under the nail. FIX IT!
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- Red & black toenail pain can be improved with a few simple treatment changes.
- We are foot doctors & we see this problem get better almost every day.
- The goal is to solve this problem without medication or surgery if at all possible.
So, let’s GO!
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Red or Black Toenail Picture & Photo Gallery:
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- A red toenail generally means fresh blood or a fresh injury.
- This can be called a toenail hematoma or fresh blood from repetitive irritation.
- A black toenail is generally more dried blood that has crested underneath the toenail.
- Very infrequently, can a black toenail be something more dangerous like melanoma?
- It is also possible for your toenail to the infected with toenail fungus. This can also then result in rubbing and bleeding after the toenail fungus.
- If there is toenail fungus, this is usually more of a brown or yellow color.
- A toenail falling off is a widespread problem as well.
Please click on the photo gallery for descriptions & full-size photos!
Please click on the photo gallery for descriptions & full size photos!
Bruising Under the Toenails Overview:
- Bruising under the toenails occurs most frequently from light rubbing that creates friction and pressure under the nail.
- The nail ends up looking black or red.
- A black spot frequently develops that makes the nail look ugly, but have no fear there is no danger!
Causes:
- Traumatic injury.
- Dropping something heavy on your toes.
- Tight Shoes – Watch our video!
- Short shoes – Watch our video!
- Long toenails that need to be trimmed more often.
Bruised Toenail from Running:
- Bruising under the toenails is most commonly experienced in runners or people who wear improper shoes to an exercise class, or even new work boots on a long shift.
- As the nail pushes against the front of the shoe it rubs against the skin underneath it even if it does not cause any pain.
- The micro-circulation under the nail ruptures and the space between the nail begins to pool with blood.
- This causes a black spot to appear.
Bruised Toenail Healing Time:
Bruised under the toenail heals in about the same time as any bruise on the body, but the black spot can take months to make its way out of the nail.
- Toenails grow at 1mm per month.
- A grain of rice is 6mm! So basically to grow a grain of rice it will take about 6 months!
- Measure how far from the end of your toenail to the black spot.
- Multiply this distance by the amount of months your toenail needs to grow.
- For example: 3mm will take 3 months to grow out.
- There is no special way you can make your nails grow faster beyond staying generally healthy and exercising.
What if the Bruising under the toenail causes it to fall off?
- In most cases there is no risk of this happening, but if it does a new nail will grow out!
- If there is pressure buildup, you may experience pain- in this case go see your podiatrist or foot doctor!
For on Bruising Under the Toenail:
Complete Treatment Guide for Bruising under the Toenails
Best Toenail Fungus Products:
- These are our favorite products to treat toenail fungus at home.
- Keratin Granulations are very easily taken care of through moisturizing your nails with cuticle wax, oils and simply avoiding nail polish for a little while.
- It is not necessary to buy anything expensive or online; it is fine simply using a product like Vaseline or any other petroleum oil in most circumstances.
- So get yourself some petroleum jelly at your corner store and just apply it to your nails at night when you won’t be using your hands. In 2 weeks you should be in great shape!
- Make sure you read the reviews and see if it is good for you!
How to fix toenail fungus:
- There are many different types of toenail damage.
- In our experience, about 90% or more is related to toenail fungus.
- The key to toenail fungus is to trim it is much as possible, and file that nailed down.
- These products are not meant to replace prescription drugs or medical treatment equipment.
- If you are able to do that, you have to make sure you can kill fungus the rest of the way.
- The best way to do that is to soak exfoliate the affected toenail skin. So, consider foot soaks.
- At the same time you have to apply antifungal medication such as these medications recommended here, or the toenail repair pens
Best Toenail Fungus Clippers & Files:
- This is something you have to be careful using at home, and deftly don’t use these if you have dangerous health conditions.
- These are some great value heavy duty clippers and sets.
- The key is to cut straight across, and file the nail down from the top to keep it from impinging in the corners.
- It is also important to make sure all dead dry skin is removed surrounding the foot.
- This is where you should really see your podiatrist if you have any concerns or worried about cutting or hurting yourself.
- This is something covered, so don’t take chances with your health!
Best Toenail Fungus Polish and Remover:
- There are some great toenail fungus polish options and polish removal options.
- There are none acetone based toenail polish remover’s, they don’t dry as quickly, but they are less like a dehydrator toenail.
- This also applies for your fingernails and hands.
- The benefits of using these non-toxic toenail polishes are: they are filled with non-fungal options such as tea tree oil which prevent the spread of toenail fungus.
- These can also work well for the fingernails.
- So great combo is to use one of these healthier toenail paint options, as well as a non-acetone based toenail polish remover.
Best AntiFungal Moisture Wicking Socks:
- These are some great options for moisture wicking sucks.
- We tried to focus on budget value stocks that are not too expensive.
- Sure there are better stocks out there, but these are great socks for a great price for most people.
- If you are a diabetic focus on getting yourself some diabetic socks.
Best woman’s antifungal socks:
Best men’s antifungal socks:
Recommended foot fungus products:
- It is also very important to fix your foot fungus.
- Even if you cure your toenail fungus, keep your toenails trimmed in healthy: it is possible for your foot fungus to spread back into toenails.
- It’s not a far journey from skin fungus to jump onto your toenails again.
- So make sure you treat your foot fungus, as well as your toenail fungus.
Get The Best Shoes:
- You definitely want to get great shoes and sandals for your toenail fungus and foot fungus.
- Specifically when you are in a communal shower, or pool you want to get a good pair of sandals. We compiled a great list of our recommended orthotic flip-flops.
- You also want to get new breathable shoes, that are not covered in sweat and that have mesh around the toes.
- Specifically good pairs of running shoes have mesh where your toes are, this prevents your toenails from rubbing, and prevents them from dreaming on the front of the foot.
- Click on the below link to see which shoes we recommend for your toenail fungus and foot fungus.
Get The Best Shoe Fit:
- One of the most common biomechanical causes of toenail problems, bunions, hammertoes, and outside of the foot problems is poorly fitting shoes.
- A well-fitting and proper shoes can sometimes make all the difference in heel pain and overall foot pain.
- If you have too small or too big shoes, this can result in crowding or too much motion and sliding within your shoe.
- This can cause people to walk improperly and put more weight on their knees, hips, and lower back!
- We usually find that people make some of the 10 mistakes that we talk about.
- Watch the below treatment video to make sure that this never happens again!
Toenail Pain [Toenail Fungus, Ingrown Toenails, Discolored Toenails]