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A member asked:
I accidentally pulled my eight week old son's nail completely out of his finger when trimming his nails, will it grow back?
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Most do: As long as the nail bed and matrix are healthy the nail will gradually re-emerge.In infancy it is faster than adults but still grows slowly, about 2 mm/month.
Answered 3/30/2014
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Yes: Most likely it will grow back.
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