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Foot Care (Podiatry) (Expert Forum)
Dead Toenail 90% Detached
Answered by
Yena H Do, DPM - skin allergies, foot/ankle trauma, foot pain, bunions, Hammer toe, compartment syndrome, foot surgery
Cambridge Podiatry
Cambridge - MA
Questions in the Foot Care (Podiatry) forum are answered by Dr. Yena Do. Topics include: Athlete's feet, Bunions, Flat feet, Foreign body, Fractures/foot pain,Fungal infections, Hammertoes, Instability, Morton's Neuroma, Nail fungus, Pediatric curly toes, Pediatric in-toe gait (pigeon toe), Plantar fasciitis/heel pain, Sesamoiditis,
Shin splints, Warts.
Dead Toenail 90% Detached
by josie3121, Sep 20, 2009 10:43PM
About a month ago, my husband came toward me to give me a kiss and accidentally kicked my middle left toenail upward (I was wearing flip flops). It REALLY hurt and immediately started bleeding. I thought I may be okay, and I've tried to be extra careful with it, but yesterday it got knocked again and is now almost completely detached, except for at the very base. I thought I could just remove it and I'd be okay, but it really doesn't want to separate from the very bottom. It doesn't hurt, but I know I have to do something with it or it'll get caught on something and rip badly (which WILL hurt). Also, I leave for a 2-week trip for Spain in 3 days and want to make sure it's taken care of before I go, but I don't think I'll be able to get in to see a doctor that quickly. So . . . any help would be GREATLY appreciated. Thanks so much!!!
Doctor's Answer
by Yena H Do, DPM, Nov 02, 2009 06:07AM
, Nov 02, 2009 06:07AM
take a pair of scissors and cut off as much as you can. apply a bandaid over it to prevent it from ripping off. when you have time, go to a podiatrist to have it removed.
