I ripped my fingernail a little bit, and the corner came off the skin. Will it re-attatch as the fingernil grows? How fast does a fingernail grow?
2006-12-11 15:22:58 · 5 answers · asked by sally 3 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ First Aid
The ripped part won't reattach, but the new growth should. Fingernails grow about an inch a year.
2006-12-11 15:33:59 · answer #1 · answered by cdrotherham 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fingernails don't reattach but they do grow out. Trim off the torn corner. The rate of growth varies from one person to another and I don't know how fast your nails grow but the average is about 3mm a month, 6 months to completely regrow from root to free edge.
2006-12-11 23:30:28 · answer #2 · answered by TweetyBird 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
no, certainly not. fingernails r a skin derivative and any body part once removed from the body dies very quickly, if not supplied with the conditions that the body provides (immediately and artificially). it can take a maximum of a week to grow.
2006-12-12 08:29:53 · answer #3 · answered by LIANA B 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Fingernails are protein like hair, and dead. No it won't reattach. You will have to wait til it grows out.
2006-12-11 23:32:34 · answer #4 · answered by Rebecca C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it won't reattach but will grow back, most likely within a week or so depending on how far into the nailbed the tear is.
2006-12-11 23:28:39 · answer #5 · answered by dr. JJ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋