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This is the best ingrown toe nail correction kit I have ever found. It comes in a handy good quality clear plastic storage container, so everything is in one place. The instructions are very clear and thorough. It is pretty straightforward to understand what to do and how to do it BUT it is super fiddly... it's do-able on your own but much easier with help. My main tips would be definitely go easy on the glue, as per the instructions and be patient when it comes to holding the strip in place whilst the glue dries. I applied it on bare nails and then had gel polish on top. It didn't hinder the correction strip or the gel polish. I also had the strip under builder gel and that was fine too. You cant actually see the strips when applied especially if you have nail polish on and to be honest, even if you have bare nails, unless someone is up close and personal with your toe, it's unnoticeable. You get several of the strips in the kit, so if you cut it too short or mess up you have plenty of spares. Make sure to use a pair of sharp scissors when cutting it to size. I would suggest smoothing the cut edge with a nail file to take off the sharp edges but be very very gentle or it will dislodge the end you just stuck down. Also don't take a shower/bath just before or after, as the glue needs time to go off and fully harden. It did take a few weeks for the nail to uncurve, but the results are amazing for something so discreet. Definitely worth the price and highly recommended.

I will address some of the concerns in other reviews that nearly stopped me from buying it. Glad I gave it a try despite them. I initially ordered a much cheaper kit (from somewhere in Asia) but it never came. No kit = no relief whatever the price... sooo... I gave in and paid the extra to buy this one which actually arrived. Attaching the strip was indeed VERY tricky and even as a relatively bendy person I needed someone else’s eyes to check that the outer attachment point was properly lined up. I pre-trimmed the strip a little before attaching it on the one edge so I didn’t have as much mucking around when it came time to attach the strip to the opposite edge. It is critical that the first attachment be allowed to dry (2 min minimum) before attempting to bend the strip over for the second attachment. The second attachment is trickier because the strip DESPERATELY wants to straighten back up again... definitely important to use the little wooden stick and hold it in place for the full 2 min it takes for the glue to cure. My toes ached a bit as the nail spread out... but within 12 hours it doubled in width (uncurling and getting flatter) and the aching subsided as the toes got used to the shape and position of the nail and flesh under it. I only wish I had thought of taking a “before” picture.. the nail was in a G type shape half the width of what’s in the after picture above. With the flatter shape I can now address nail fungus and whatever else is going on down there. Before, the pain was so paralyzingly sharp any time I touched them that nail care was infrequent and superficial. I am grateful for this product, and the relief is worth the slightly inflated price tag to me.

I ordered this in the beginning of October of 2019 and am writing this review at the end of February 2020. Now I’m going to give some backstory: I started having issues with ingrown toenails on the big toe of both feet in high school, and then I was stupid enough to have enlisted and made it worse because oh my god, those boots okay? So without saying how oooold I am we’re talking 20+ years of ingrown toenails, tried like every thing I could find, and even had a surgery that didn’t work but was so very traumatizing and lost me half a toenail for more than a year, and it all failed. This. Works. I had this on my wishlist for a while before buying, because it IS expensive, but I finally hit the point where I was like “it looks promising so let’s get it because this is getting past unbearable and I am tired of doing nail trimming yoga to do the necessary pruning to have painless toenails.” I ordered it, it came, and yes I read the instructions in advance before trying it. We’ll get to the tips for how to use it later, but suffice to say that it DOES take a little practice to get it on really good. However it isn’t as hard as some of the other reviews make it out to be, once you figure it out. But again, more on that later. I’m going to start with it wasn’t the most comfortable thing at first, not at all. It made my toes tender when I started them, for a couple days but no more than that. Yes, it could be interpreted as a bruised feeling, but frankly the ingrown toenails hurt me worse and I have a higher than normal pain tolerance anyway so it was tolerable for me. for others, putting this on before a couple days of staying at home might be the best course of action. However, I noticed a change right away. For me, because the cuts I used on my nails was so deep, I placed 2 strips the first time I put them on; one at the mid-nail to lift the cut out of the skin groove, and the other at the tip to keep it up, too. (I did put it on other toes, as well, that was a terrible idea, please check the tips for the different strengths because it’s important. But it worked on those too, just with bruising painfulness.) The relief was pretty much immediate, no lie the pain from the ingrown nails was gone nearly the moment I got it on. It was tender and sensitive where it had been dug in for a few days to a week, but even that little bit got better, too. And then was the slow growing out process, and reapplying, and getting way better at that too, and even more waiting. Now to the reason I have done the review now, and how I know it works 100%. It’s been about a month since the last time I had them on, and I will be putting them back on for another period soon to continue this, but last week I was binging on Netflix and had a foot propped up and absently ran my finger over my big toenail. It. Felt. Weird. I freaked out, because why would I have a ridge in my nail?? But lo, after inspecting, I got really really REALLY excited, because I DO have a ridge, but it’s not a ridge. IT IS NEW NAIL GROWTH IN THE APPROPRIATE CURVE TO NOT GROW BACK INGROWN. So that right there proved to me that while I was sure it was working because the ingrown nail is over the skin and long enough not to go back in, and it’s not hurting, and everything is fine. It has corrected the sharp curve cutting it back so far created, and all the new nail growth is going to be normal again. I CAN’T STRESS ENOUGH THAT IT WAS A PROCESS BUT IT WAS SO WORTH IT. Now, the tips and tricks. 1. The biggest one is that this is the curve strength for the big toenail, not any other nail. You can order other strength kits on their website, or as they specify you can also narrow this one to be weaker for smaller nails. Don’t just put this on anything but the big toe. If you put it on the big toe and it feels bruising, take it off and thin it out, it’s too strong for that nail. 2. You can contact their customer service to order new strips sans the kit. 3. When applying, roughing the nail is so needed, it makes the glue stick better. Make sure you take that step instead of skipping it. 4. A pair of tweezers to sit the strip with glue on it in place is very helpful, and not putting too much glue is also helpful. Less is more. 5. Don’t use the swabs in the kit for what they’re for. Use regular swabs, and take the ones from the kit and use those wooden ends to hold the strip down while the glue sets. The longer you hold it tight to the nail while the glue dries, the longer lasting it is. Rotate the swab so it doesn’t get glued down while doing this. 6. The strips stay on for ages if properly applied, and the company has reassured me that you can reuse them. So do that instead of ordering more if you can! 7. If you are ready to reapply the strip, you can help with the initial “I just put this on and the ingrown area hurts as it lifts out” with liberal application of Neosporin and many bandaids to keep it in. Pretty sure that is all the tricks I learned. It takes practice. If you fail at first, keep trying. Use acetone or something to clean the glue off, and go for it again until you get it right. It’s like anything else, you are not going to get it perfect the first try. Perfection isn’t even necessary, good enough will work because that is what happened to me most of the time. This product works. I can’t believe it, honestly, I am still in delighted shock that it’s corrected so much to give me perfect new nail growth. 20+ years of ingrown toenails? Fixed. UPDATE 11/2020: I see tons of negative reviews, so I wanted to continue my own positive story. I am still using them, I haven't managed to wear them nonstop like I know I should, but it turns out the older I get the more V shaped my nails become like my grandmothers snaggletoes. However, popping these bad boys on every couple of months has made my life so much easier and pain free. I still do have good nail growth, the problem is no longer the big toes for the most part. The little toes next to them have started that old lady shape, and I just trim a strip thinner and glue it in place and BOOM. Little toe is tender for a couple days, not painful I am super careful of that, and now little toe does not give me issues with bad nail shape. I imagine to counter that hereditary problem I might be looking at lifelong usage, but when the alternative is pain or having a procedure to stop the nail growth on the sides of the nail (which looks very unsightly to me, I'd like to skip it personally if I can, because I live in a beachy place and open toed shoes are a daily thing) which I don't want. I'm still very pleased with the product and I hope that my tips and trips help anyone who uses them.

Excellent. Top tip, use less glue than you think and a wooden (orange) cuticle stick to push down on strip as glue dries. Next day my nails 1st/2nd on both feet were painful to walk on. That eased after 1st day. Within a week my nails are straightening. The pincer curve has almost gone. One strip popped off at one side, simply filed glue off, reapplied glue and stuck back down. So happy with results so far.

Like others, I was skeptical. But I figured after years of trying to find a solution for my big toe ingrowns I had nothing to lose before seeing a doctor. I had been packing dental floss under my nails and using toe spacers for some time. This was effective at first, but barely kept the problem at bay and the condition was traveling down the nail closer to the base where I could not reach it, ugh! I too came across this product while doing a search and decided to try it. At first, I did have some discomfort and one of the bands popped off and had to be re-attached. If this happens to you all I can say is: Stay the course and allow it to work! After the first day or two, the pain subsided as the instructions said it would. I realize now that was product working. It has been 2-3 weeks and I have noticed SUBSTANTIAL improvement. I no longer have scads of ingrown skin to remove or under the side of the nail/nailbed (sorry if this is TMI). Indeed, the nail does appear as if it is "flattening out" and no longer as curved. Sweet relief! I am very pleased and relieved to have found a solution to my problem. I hope this has corrected my condition and will continue to use it and update my review with longer term information. I highly recommend this product. $50 may seem a bit pricey, but consider the alternatives: Less expensive treatments that don't really work, or a visit to the doctor which will cost a lot more. Hope this helps and good luck! Update 2 months later: Some more info I can add to the original review... Very pleased with the long term results...WORKS! My big toe nails are flattening out, and though not 100% eliminated is MUCH improved over my previous condition. I expect as I continue to use this, it will continue to get better. Follow the directions and take the time to apply the strips properly. It is about a 20-30 minute process per foot so allot enough time (trim nails, excess skin, file, clean, then nail prep and application). When I do this, the strips stay on for weeks and seldom come off. When I am in a rush or do not follow the directions properly, the result is not as good. Trimming the bands can be a bit tricky, but I file the corners of each strip to eliminate the sharp edges. This is more comfortable and lessens the chance of the strip snagging on a sock and getting torn off.