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Caught my thumb in car door 3 months ago, it turned black+blue straight away the nail was not damaged but now its grown away from my nail bed
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See surgeon: You have a lump under the nail that is from blood under the nail. If it is still liquid a surgeon can poke a hole in the nail to let it out. Otherwise he/she may need to remove all or part of the nail to clean it out
Answered 3/3/2015
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