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What to do with a bruised finger from hangnail?

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Dr. Scott Keith answered

Specializes in Podiatry

Protect it...: There is not much to do. I am at a loss as to how a hangnail could be associated with a bruised finger without some underlying trauma, that you did not describe. Heat and time are the two elements that will move the bruise along it's merry path.

Answered 3/26/2016

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