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Any Suggestion For No Thumbnail Growth After Removing Nail Due To Infection?

a cut on the cuticle of my thumbnail got infected about 10 years ago and the nail was removed in the ER.....the nail has never grown back normal.....there s no longer really a cuticle, it s super weak and slightly indented.....wondering if there is anything I can do to correct this and to get back a healthy nail!
posted on Thu, 6 Mar 2014
Twitter Sat, 8 Mar 2014 Answered on
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It's simple. During nail removal the nail bed is damaged permanently. Don't hope for it to grow as it must have scarred by now
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Any Suggestion For No Thumbnail Growth After Removing Nail Due To Infection?

It s simple. During nail removal the nail bed is damaged permanently. Don t hope for it to grow as it must have scarred by now