[4boysmom]

<p>Need some advice.  Hubby broke the nail on his little toe.  It broke up/down and the outside half ripped off.  He's having trouble with hte skin rolling up and pinching against what is left of the nail.  Yah, I know toenails are over-rated.  Any suggestions on what to do until the nail grows back?</p>

 

[MBannon]

<p>Don't know.</p>

 

[pcsronbo]

<p>Well, if it's anything like my big toe was, if you cannot keep the skin out of the way it will become ingrown. And then they have to hack it out and it's a real annoying deal. I had to get it repeated 3x, finally they used a laser to destroy the nail bed on the outermost section so it would NEVER regrow. Every time it regrew, it grew directly into the skin. Arg! That was months of a pain in the foot!</p>
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<p>good gawd, I cannot imagine something like that now that I'm active. Wowzer. It would be bad. Real Bad.</p>

 

[Thor]

<p>hobey is probably right here.</p>
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<p>On the other hand, if the toenail was already small on the little toe, and if it's anything like mine, it will become forever mangled and not be an issue. I haven't had a toenail on the little toe on either of my feet since 1990, when I ran my first marathon. There is nail material there, but it is kind of mangled and mashed. It never went in-grown, thank God, and I'm guessing it can never do that anymore due to it growing super soft. My toes are an example of beauty.</p>