I had that and went to A&E and they burnt a hole through my nail to release the blood and it sprayed everywhere! I wouldn't advise a DIY job at home [emoji15]If you see a blood clut forming under what's left of the healthy nail (meaning there is an inside injury but the blood has no way of leaving), take a sterilised needle (soaked in alcohol and burn) and open a tiny hole in the nail and with a little squiz get the left blood out. if it forms a clut you can lose your entire nail.
Do not cut the lifted piece as the skin underneath will be exposed. Clean with betadine scrub, and have it wrapped with fucidin-soaked gauze for a couple of days until the bleeding stops and to prevent infection. then keep it as open and exposed to the air as you possibly can, try to wear flip flops etc. Covered skin doesn't cure as fast as exposed to the air does.
AFTER and only after the wound has healed, you may cut the lifted piece, since it might cause more problems if it gets stuck on a sock or something. Do not use any form of adhesives (l&p, gel, whatever), until the wound is perfectly closed.
I volunteer at the red cross, you tend to learn things like that...
(I personally would hate to know someone used a toenail clipper on me after clipping a bloody toenail with it - disinfected or not ew!)
I work with surgeons so opening a whole on a nail is not hard for me, and it's really not that hard to do really. But if she's not feeling comfortable doing it, then she shouldn'tI had that and went to A&E and they burnt a hole through my nail to release the blood and it sprayed everywhere! I wouldn't advise a DIY job at home [emoji15]
It wasn't a surgeon that fixed my nail...that might have been a bit OTT.I work with surgeons so opening a whole on a nail is not hard for me, and it's really not that hard to do really. But if she's not feeling comfortable doing it, then she shouldn't
Yup and avoid them like the plague [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]You do know how surgeons and dentists work
Great advice already given. Ouch!!
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