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What Could Be The Reason For Two Layers Of Nail , Suggest Remedies ?
I stubbed my toe awhile back and I can see that a new nail has grown from the top but earlier I could see that the black part from my stubbed toenail began to peel so I began to pick at it and there's a nail under it! I didn't do it all the way though because I don't know if the nail underneath goes all the way to end of the nail or not..why is this happening? Are there really two layers of my nail? What should I do now?
Sat, 28 Dec 2013
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I have read your question carefully and from my clinical experince I can tell you that after you hurt your toe some time back, the old nail started dying and a new one started forming beneath it.
The new nail will slowly ( in 6-8 weeks) will grow fully and automatically the old one will shread away.
It is not recommended to do anything with old nail, as it may hamper the new soft nail growing underneath. Only in cases of fungal infection/ diabetic / redness and pus discharge patients , etc., the intervention is required.
So, had I been treating you, I would ask not to do anything with any part of either the new nail, or the old one. The nature will take care of it, and after sometime you will see a full grown new nail and old one will spread.
Good luck and donot worry!
Feel free to ask more questions.
Dr. Manisha Gopal
I have read your question carefully and from my clinical experince I can tell you that after you hurt your toe some time back, the old nail started dying and a new one started forming beneath it.
The new nail will slowly ( in 6-8 weeks) will grow fully and automatically the old one will shread away.
It is not recommended to do anything with old nail, as it may hamper the new soft nail growing underneath. Only in cases of fungal infection/ diabetic / redness and pus discharge patients , etc., the intervention is required.
So, had I been treating you, I would ask not to do anything with any part of either the new nail, or the old one. The nature will take care of it, and after sometime you will see a full grown new nail and old one will spread.
Good luck and donot worry!
Feel free to ask more questions.
Dr. Manisha Gopal
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Hello!
Thank you for the query.
The nail grows from the middle to the end of the last part of your toe. So if there is any injury of the nail which causes its damage, new nail grows, pushing the old one away. This is quite normal situation. The new one should regrew to the and of the toe. So there is nothing to worry about.
To make sure everything is fine, please consult general surgeon who should decide if the old nail can be removed.
Hope this will help.
Regards.
Thank you for the query.
The nail grows from the middle to the end of the last part of your toe. So if there is any injury of the nail which causes its damage, new nail grows, pushing the old one away. This is quite normal situation. The new one should regrew to the and of the toe. So there is nothing to worry about.
To make sure everything is fine, please consult general surgeon who should decide if the old nail can be removed.
Hope this will help.
Regards.
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