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I had my big toenail permanently removed and its fully healed but it healed to look like a toenail it looks so much like a toenail i have to tell doctors it not i know its not a toenail as it healed like this and it doesnt grow but is that normal?

Q: i had my big toenail permanently removed and its fully healed but it healed to look like a toenail it looks so much like a toenail i have to tell doctors it not i know its not a toenail as it healed like this and it doesnt grow but is that normal?

: If the nail has not grown back then the nail bed , which is what remains, can have hard skin looking like a nail. You can try creams. See a podiatrist if continue concerns

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Dr. Jeffrey Trantalis, DPM answered

If the nail has not grown back then the nail bed , which is what remains, can have hard skin looking like a nail. You can try creams. See a podiatrist if continue concerns

Dr Kuitems agreed

Answered 3/18/2023

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A member asked:

I had my big toenail permanently removed and its fully healed but it healed to look like a toenail it looks so much like a toenail i have to tell doctors it not i know its not a toenail as it healed like this and it doesnt grow but is that normal?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Jeffrey Trantalis, DPM answered

Dr Kuitems agreed

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