i think one of mine is! i'm scared. what happens if it falls off???
2006-10-24 16:33:33 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Other - Health
usually just grows back unless the root was severly damaged too. i smashed my thumbnail with a hammer a few years ago, turned bluish purple then fell off and grew back after a few weeks. looks normal, its not a freaky mutant nail or anything.
2006-10-24 16:35:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Normally a replacement will grow underneath the old nail. Finger and toenails are dead tissue, like hair, and when one falls off that's because it has broken. It continues to grow behind the damaged part.
The new nail will be somewhat soft at first but will harden and after a few weeks your finger or toe will be good as new.
2006-10-24 16:45:00 · answer #2 · answered by Warren D 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My big toenail has fallen off a zilion times. It always grows back. Takes about a month!
2006-10-24 16:41:23 · answer #3 · answered by Just Gone 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. My toenail fell off after volleyball season one year. It just kind of hung there by a thread for a few days (because I too, was too afraid to pull it off in case it hurt.) However, finally I just pulled it off, and it wasn't painful at all. So don't be scared. It really can be quite fun to show people your disgusting nail-less toe (or finger!)
2006-10-24 16:43:27 · answer #4 · answered by Lindsay 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I slammed my middle finger in the door and had to get it drilled. It eventually fell off and a new one grew in, but the new one looks slightly different from the other fingernails. I think I am the only one who notices that it looks slightly different. I also notice that it can crack easier than the other nails.
2006-10-24 16:43:25 · answer #5 · answered by purelluk 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I stubbed my toe and a few months later it fell off. It is like a tooth the bad falls off and a new one grows in, it scared me too. Mine didn't hurt at all.
2006-10-24 16:37:09 · answer #6 · answered by chairkiss_silver 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It will grow back, lol Dont worry. I had one fall off when I was about 4 or 5 dont remember alot about it but, it will be ok. Be strong!!!
2006-10-24 16:41:35 · answer #7 · answered by Kellie W 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It happens all the time, it will grow back. As to why they fall off sometimes, I don't know why, they just do sometimes.
2006-10-24 16:40:32 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A new one will grow back
2006-10-24 16:36:35 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well. Not just Fall off. I banged it up pretty good first.
2016-05-22 12:02:50 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋