Get Virtual Care
For Businesses
About Us
A member asked:
Under fingernails there is skin growing and it is really irritating. i thought it was a piece of dirt and i tried to get it out but it was painful.
2 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Fingernail pain: Your may have gotten a small splinter under the nail. Check with your PCP to assess and treat appropriately.
Answered 4/29/2015
2.9k views
Thank
Hand surgeon: See a hand surgeon as this tissue under the nail could be a growth or scar tissue.
Answered 4/29/2015
2.9k views
Thank
Related Questions
A member asked:
What makes some peoples skin at the fingernails keep peeling off? Very painful when it snags on something.
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
I have thick white skin growing under my fingernails. What is the cause? What can I do about that?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
The skin under my fingernails is pulling away from the nail due to wear and tear. How can I get it to go back and "stick"?
9 doctors weighed in across 4 answers
A member asked:
Thick hard white hair growing from skin. Pulls out with ease. Looks like, feels like fingernail like material. About 1/2" long. Looks like cat whisker?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
People also searched for:
I bit the skin between my finger nail.,now it bloodshot and swollen.,and very painful .what can i put on it ,to get relief from the sticking pain?
60 year old dad had sudden dark red/brownish colored area show up around his fingernails. Not in nails but on skin on the sides. Many fingers affected. Thought it was bleeding under the skin? Has almost entirely gone away after about two weeks.cause?
How can I stop skin from growing over my fingernails?
My skin inside the fingernail is dry and pain, how do I get this treated?
If dere is no skin breach only fingernail scratches from patient wich is superficial cN i get HIV?
Didn't find what you're looking for?
90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more.
Ask your questionMore of what we treat
Content on HealthTap (including answers) should not be used for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and interactions on HealthTap do not create a doctor-patient relationship. Never disregard or delay professional medical advice in person because of anything on HealthTap. Call your doctor or 911 if you think you may have a medical emergency.
HIPAASecure
SOC 2 Type 2Certified
JCAHOAccredited
Download HealthTap
Video visit and message your doctor
