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Suggest Treatment For Swelling In The Toes Post An Accident

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Posted on Sat, 25 Jun 2016
Question: So a bag of frozen ckicken dropped on my toe the other day. The nail is intact but very painful. It has since gotten swollen around the cutical and hurts quit a bit. Biggest question is the nail going to fall off. What can i put on it to fight off infection. It hurts less today but seems to be getting infected do to the swelling. Been trying to keep it elevated and on ice but no real improvent is happening

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Answered by Dr. Ronald Schubert (1 hour later)
Brief Answer:
not loss the nail

Detailed Answer:
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I am sorry to hear that you dropped a frozen chicken on your toe. You do have a small amount of bruising under the nail but it does not look like enough for you to loss the nail. The majority of the nail is still attached to the underlying matrix and will allow the nail to grow out. There is nothing you can do to help stop the pain or reduce your chances of loss of nail. Keep the area clean with soap and water and you will not have any chance of infection.

In summary
1. low chance of nail loss
2. Keep area clean with soap and water

I hope I answered your question. Please contact us again if you have any additional questions
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Suggest Treatment For Swelling In The Toes Post An Accident

Brief Answer: not loss the nail Detailed Answer: Thank you for using HCM with your health care concerns I am sorry to hear that you dropped a frozen chicken on your toe. You do have a small amount of bruising under the nail but it does not look like enough for you to loss the nail. The majority of the nail is still attached to the underlying matrix and will allow the nail to grow out. There is nothing you can do to help stop the pain or reduce your chances of loss of nail. Keep the area clean with soap and water and you will not have any chance of infection. In summary 1. low chance of nail loss 2. Keep area clean with soap and water I hope I answered your question. Please contact us again if you have any additional questions