Ingrown Toenail Trainer with Replaceable Toes and Nails

The Ingrown Toenail Trainer lets podiatry students, nurses and trainers rehearse ingrown toenail care on a realistic, fully replaceable toe model. Both the toe and the toenail can be swapped, the nails are cuttable, and the toe has a swollen pink nail fold for realism.

With this trainer, learners can practise:

• Nail trimming and managing the ingrowing nail edge
• Cotton tamponing and packing technique under the nail
• Repeated ingrown toenail care drills

Made from durable silicone for long-term reuse and lightweight enough for individual or classroom practice — ideal for podiatry students, GPs, physician assistants and nurse practitioners.

Each kit includes: ingrown toenail model with base ×1, replacement toe model ×1, replacement toenails ×4.

See our guide on ingrown toenail removal: partial nail avulsion & recovery.

Who It Is For

Podiatry students and programs, general practitioners, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and foot-care nurses who treat ingrown toenails conservatively before considering surgery. Light enough for individual practice at a desk and robust enough for classroom sets.

What You Can Practice

• Trimming the nail correctly and releasing the ingrowing edge
• Cotton tamponing and packing under the nail plate — the technique most often done badly in practice
• Working around a swollen, inflamed nail fold, which is molded into the toe
• Repeat drills using the spare toe and four replacement nails; the nails are cuttable, so each rep starts from a realistic nail

How It Differs From the Ingrown Toenail Removal Practice Kit

This trainer sits on a base and is built around conservative care: trimming, edge release, and cotton packing. The Ingrown Toenail Removal Practice Kit is built around the procedure — partial nail avulsion and lifting out a section of nail — and comes on a flexible stand with a desk clamp that lets the working angle be adjusted, with two toe models and eight replacement nails for higher-volume teaching. Choose this trainer for conservative technique and self-practice; choose the removal kit for avulsion training and busier skills labs.

Related Training Guides

• Ingrown Toenail: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment — how ingrown nails develop and when conservative care is enough.
• Ingrown Toenail Removal: Partial Nail Avulsion and Recovery — what happens when conservative care is not enough.