Have I mentioned this before?



 There are many ingrown toenails in the Dominican, maybe in all missions.  Lots of walking, bad shoes, wet feet and cutting toenails too short or with rounded corners contribute to them. We try soaking, cleaning and lifting up the nails with gauze but often they come to this:



Sorry for the blur, but you can see the red toe, pretty sore for walking 8 miles a day.  This one needs both sides fixed.

 To do this at home just go to u tube and watch a video. You do need some lidocaine for anesthesia and a small clipper. Or just wait until I get home, I think I'll have a pretty big series of cases by then.