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Injury on finger nail
My thumb was pressed in between gates 1 month before. I suffered from enourmous pain at that time. Although, there is no pain since 2 days after the incident, there is development of some kind inside the nail and it has been growing towards the centre. Is it going to be damaged in future ? How can I save this ? Pls ans
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Dr. Venkat Raghav
General Physician
7 yrs exp
Bangalore
Hey, that ingrowth is newer growth ,old dead nail will shed eventually .you can also remove the nail surgically ,it will regrow . don't let it to get infected
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