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I slammed my finger in a car door in december, my nail is detached half way and still extremely bruised, what should i do?
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Damage to cuticle: you should see a hand surgeon who may elect to remove your nail.You may have damaged the adherent cuticle and this leads to partial or no adherence of nail to nail bed.
Answered 2/24/2018
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