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Help! my new toe nail is not growing back after partial ingrown toenail surgery?

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First confirm : That the doc did not perform a permenant procedure, second be p alient toenails grow approximately 1mm per month. It takes time for a nail to regrow.

Dr Foster and another doctor agreed

Answered 9/8/2014

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