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How Long Does Fingernail Injury Take To Heal?

Dig bit my middle fingernail and tore it almost all the way off...I went to the doc and he pUT it back uner the cuticle I am in exctiating pain...how long do you thik the pain will last? (the tissue around the nail is all tore up too with cuts all around my finger)
Thu, 5 Jun 2014
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The wound needs to be regularly dressed and antibiotics taken because dog bite injuries have a real chance of causing infection. In the absence of infection the wound should heal within a period of 2-3 weeks maximum depending on the extent of injury. Till then regular dressing is mandated. Pain would be severe in the first 3-4 days and would gradually come down with the use of appropriate pain medications.
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How Long Does Fingernail Injury Take To Heal?

The wound needs to be regularly dressed and antibiotics taken because dog bite injuries have a real chance of causing infection. In the absence of infection the wound should heal within a period of 2-3 weeks maximum depending on the extent of injury. Till then regular dressing is mandated. Pain would be severe in the first 3-4 days and would gradually come down with the use of appropriate pain medications.