What should you do if you badly bruise your toenail?

Answer 1

I've had a first hand experience with a broken toe nail. First of all, you should keep your toe dry, and try to remove any blood if blood is visible. I suggest to not walk around too much, for it applies pressure to your toe. Try to clip the broken portion of the nail slowly. Clip off as much as possible to prevent an ingrown toe nail. When you are done, put a band aid on it, and make sure that your broken toe nail can receive some air while having a band aid on it. Just wait patiently and you toe nail will slowly grow back. It should take a while for it to completely grow back (depending on how much of the toe nail is broken.) If you don't think you should do this, then go ask your doctor what to do. Your doctor may even remove it for you. I suggest that your should go ask your doctor if more than half of your toe nail is broken.

Answer 2

wrap it as tightly as possible in a bandage or gauze it will hurt but you should keep it dry so if it bleeds switch the bandage do not put any liquid except antiseptic or numbing sprays dont touch rub or mess with the injjured area be as careful as possible ntil fully healed

Answer 3

Wrapping a toe will not do anything unless it is sprained, broken or fractured. This is done to stabilize it so it can health properly. Leaving it open to air won't really help it heal either, since it is bruise. You may wrap it if it makes it less painful, but there is nothing you should really do for a bruise except let it heal. You can apply ice if it is swelling, but only for 20 minutes out of the hour (that is, every hour 20 minutes on, 40 minutes off).

Answer 4

If the nail hasn't actually come off and it will come off, then I sugest tugging it careful off. This will make sure that bacteria won't grow underneath the nail. It will hurt but it will save you lots of pain later. Then I would suggest putting some neosporn on it (or something similar) and then a band-aid. Don't keep the band-aid on for too long though because once again, it is a moist area under the band-aid which can be a great place for an infection to start. If you would like to keep a band-aid on for a few days, then change it everyday and let it breath for a few minutes before putting the next band-aid on.

Answer 5

I recomend applying a little aloe vera to soothe the damaged skin and help it to heal more quickly. If it is badly ripped, you should also disinfect it. Other than that, there may not be much you can do.

Answer 6

First you check it for a few days if it doesn't get better take it to a vet. don't be worried it happened to me once.