Or, will it hinder re-growth?
2006-12-29 10:55:22 · 7 answers · asked by wATER W 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
I don't know... it was a healthy nail with no fungus and just fell off.. gross.
2006-12-29 11:11:54 · update #1
I agree with loveless. Wait a day or two until the skin does not feel tender to the touch and then paint away. But if it stings when you do, wait a little longer.
It will not hinder regrowth. Nails grom from the roots at the back o f the toenail
A more important question is why did the nail fall off??
2006-12-29 11:08:55 · answer #1 · answered by Bill G 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
NO, NO, NO, NO, NO... DO not paint over the skin, you need to let it breath so the new nail can come out, do not paint over the skin. Let it be, it will be better and healthier! Do not put a a fake nail on it, you don't want to use something as strong as chemical on it, for many reasons, one of them when the nail starts to gro it will start to grow and push the fake nail away from the skin that could be EXTREMELLY painful, when you put a fake nail on, you put it on top of the nail so when the real nail grows it will not touch the skin. Also consider, you may be alergic to the glue, I am, I use to bite my nails and I used fake nails, so the glue cause irritation and made my nails itch like heck. Also if it itches you may scratch it, which will make the skin break and will cause an infection. You should not paint over it, it is not healthy. Leave it alone, let it be, trust me you don't know how much chemical is in anything! Leave your skin alone, let the nail grow, if you want to use flip flops what you do is put a bandaid over it, no one will ask and if they do, all you do is say you had a little accident, nothing serious and that is it, change the subject! Good luck honey and please don't put anything on it okay?! Love Pearl
2016-03-29 00:12:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it COULD hinder regrowth....see..... the real question here is why ur nail fell off in the first place.... if you paint the skin..it could get down into the nail bed or nail matrix..which is the area of growth..and then it may never grow back....just wear closed toed shoes
2006-12-29 12:06:28 · answer #3 · answered by lil miss agony 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not only is that a bad idea, but if you do that and your paint gets into the wound you will play hell getting it out as the nail regrows. in short, don't be stupid. Use a band-aid instead.
2006-12-29 11:06:06 · answer #4 · answered by colleen h 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Don't paint the nail bed. Instead, try a flesh colored bandaid, and paint that to look like a polished nail. unless they look really close, no one will be able to tell the difference.
2006-12-29 11:58:26 · answer #5 · answered by nursebetty06 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
if you wait a few days or even 1 day the skin will harden to be like a toe nail then its fine to paint it.. not a good idea if its still an open wound though
2006-12-29 10:58:28 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Your risking one hell of an infection, leave it be till the nail grows back. Keep it clean and add first aid cream and let it grow back.
2006-12-29 11:07:49 · answer #7 · answered by Jim Ignatowski 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋