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How can you treat a torn off finger nail?
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As a wound: This will heal best if covered with an emollient such as aquaphor, vaseline, etc. Or a bandage. Some years ago, our mothers and grandmothers told us that we should "leave it open to get oxygen." more recent studies have shown that wounds heal better covered.
Answered 3/24/2019
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