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A 21-year-old male asked:

Dog bit my nail and finger while feeding him and my nail got punctured in the middle really bad.will my whole nail grow back and how many weeks?

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Dr. Jovita Anyanwuanswered

Internal Medicine 32 years experience

Yes: If no infection that nail may fall of after a while with a nail growing under it.

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