Roanoke Podiatrist Can Relieve Your Painful Ingrown Toenail

If your toenail is curved and growing into the skin; or if it is "digging in" at the borders of the nail, or it is causing pain, redness, warmth, and swelling in your toe you probably have an ingrown toenail.

As a Roanoke Virginia podiatrist, I want you to know that I see these every single day in my office and what most people tell me is that they’ve been suffering with them from for some time. They’ve tried to treat it themselves and usually, just made it a little worse. And I want you to know that I wish I could visit everyone who is suffering from this to tell them that they just don’t have to suffer. YOU don’t have to suffer. You don’t have to restrict your activities in any way because of this pain. I can’t visit you in your home but you can visit me in my office and we will solve this problem for you. Most people tell me, “Dr. Feeny, I wish I ‘d come in to see you a lot sooner because now I feel great!”


If you have an ingrown toenail, it's important to have a let us take a look at it. We can explain treatment options to ease your pain, but even more importantly, keep it from becoming infected. If an ingrown causes a break in the skin, it becomes easy for bacteria to enter the area and cause an infection. Look out for drainage and a foul odor - these can often be signs of infection. Even if there is no open wound, a curved nail may eventually progress to an infection, so pay close attention to your feet!

Dedicated to your healthy feet,

Dr. Jennifer Feeny

Don't be like Brady!

You don't have to be a football fan to know that the New England Patriots are no longer contenders for the Super Bowl this year. News of their seven point, playoff loss to the New York Jets spread like wildfire. Not as widely known, however, is that Patriots quarter back Tom Brady was battling a stress fracture in his right foot all season. He played through the pain all year and only went in for surgery to repair the injury when Super Bowl XLV was out of the picture. In this way, Brady is so much like the rest of us whether we want to admit it or not. Love him or hate him, you're just like him because you probably postpone visiting the doctor until absolutely necessary.
So many of us either try to work through pain or diagnose and treat ourselves. I can't tell you how many times I've found one reason or another to put off seeing my doctor about a health issue. All too often I hear "I don't have time to go to the doctor" or "I'd have to leave work early to get this looked at." It's scary how common this phenomenon is because our health isn't something that we should gamble with. Untreated injuries or illnesses can often develop into something much more serious than the original problem. That pesky ingrown can lead to a dangerous infection. That painful foot injury might need surgery but then again it might not. The point is that you won't know until you get it looked by a professional.

Make time. Leave work early. Schedule an appointment to see Dr. Feeny or Dr. Yeaman. Your feet will thank you for it and you'll save yourself a lot of grief in the long run.