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A member asked:

If you push down on the skin under your nail can it break apart from the skin and start bleeding underneath ?

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Dr. Mujjahid Abbas answered

Specializes in Bariatrics

Yes: Yes it can and it will hurt!

Dr Fowler agreed

Answered 1/5/2019

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