Ingrown toenail is probably because of using tight shoes which are tight and are the overcrowding of the toes and the nail stats goring on either sides of the toe nail. Usually it is in the big toe. The small toes do not get and the deformed nails are fungal infection and there are some skin conditions like psoriasis, lichen planus which can give you deformed nails . There are many other system conditions where you can get deformed nails. So all these have to be contacted. You can’t prevent as such conditions like psoriasis and lichen planus. Yes maybe you can prevent ingrown toenail by wearing shoes with broad front so the front edge should be broader in shoes and do not wear very tight shoes. This should help you to prevent ingrown toenail.
