Lost Fingernail - Toddler

"Craig Tuggle" wrote in message
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My son is 2 and at daycare there was an accident and part of his
fingernail
came clear off. The bottom half of the nail (from where it grows to
half-way up). The top of the fingernail stayed on - I guess attached at
the
sides. Very weird - I have never seen anyone lose just the bottom half
before.

Anyway - it has been 3 weeks and I don't see any re-growth and was
wondering
if this warrants a look from the dr. It doesn't look infected at all - in
fact it seems to have healed rather quickly and nicely consider the trauma
to it. Just curious if anyone had similar experiences.



Of course you should check with the doc if you are concerned. With that
said, I lost a finger nail due to a trauma of some sort when I was about 7.
It took *forever* [to a seven year old] to grow back in. I don't recall
exactly how long that was, but it made a major impression on me forty years
ago well enough that I still remember it *very* clearly but do not recall
what the trauma was that caused me to loose it in the first place!

-Aula

Craig Tuggle wrote:

"just me" wrote in message
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Of course you should check with the doc if you are concerned. With that
said, I lost a finger nail due to a trauma of some sort when I was about
7.
It took *forever* [to a seven year old] to grow back in. I don't recall
exactly how long that was, but it made a major impression on me forty
years
ago well enough that I still remember it *very* clearly but do not recall
what the trauma was that caused me to loose it in the first place!


I guess that is what I was looking for - if people thought 3 weeks was
enough time for a nail to start growing in or not. Since it doesn't look
infected (it actually looks pretty good considering) I don't know that it
warrants a dr. visit. What could she do, I wonder, anyway?

Sara

My son had his big toenail (ouch) torn off completely at that age. I
don't remember when I saw new growth, but it took close to a year before
it was grwon back. Rememeber there is a lot of growth going on in the
nail bed you can't see.

My son is 2 and at daycare there was an accident and part of his fingernail
came clear off. The bottom half of the nail (from where it grows to
half-way up). The top of the fingernail stayed on - I guess attached at the
sides. Very weird - I have never seen anyone lose just the bottom half
before.

Anyway - it has been 3 weeks and I don't see any re-growth and was wondering
if this warrants a look from the dr. It doesn't look infected at all - in
fact it seems to have healed rather quickly and nicely consider the trauma
to it. Just curious if anyone had similar experiences.

Thanks
Sara
Mom to Ethan (12/00)

"just me" wrote in message
m...


Of course you should check with the doc if you are concerned. With that
said, I lost a finger nail due to a trauma of some sort when I was about
7.
It took *forever* [to a seven year old] to grow back in. I don't recall
exactly how long that was, but it made a major impression on me forty
years
ago well enough that I still remember it *very* clearly but do not recall
what the trauma was that caused me to loose it in the first place!


I guess that is what I was looking for - if people thought 3 weeks was
enough time for a nail to start growing in or not. Since it doesn't look
infected (it actually looks pretty good considering) I don't know that it
warrants a dr. visit. What could she do, I wonder, anyway?

Sara

"Craig Tuggle" wrote in message ...
My son is 2 and at daycare there was an accident and part of his fingernail
came clear off. The bottom half of the nail (from where it grows to
half-way up). The top of the fingernail stayed on - I guess attached at the
sides. Very weird - I have never seen anyone lose just the bottom half
before.

Anyway - it has been 3 weeks and I don't see any re-growth and was wondering
if this warrants a look from the dr. It doesn't look infected at all - in
fact it seems to have healed rather quickly and nicely consider the trauma
to it. Just curious if anyone had similar experiences.

Thanks
Sara
Mom to Ethan (12/00)

My son lost his complete fingernail when he was three. We took him to
the ER because we thought he had also broken his finger. Thankfully,
he hadn't. In the ER, they told us it could take up to two months for
the fingernail to grow back in, however, we started seeing a little
growth after three weeks. They also said there was a chance that it
could grow back deformed or not at all, but kids heal better than
adults, and usually they have more success at their nails growing back
normally.

I think having the top part of the nail will actually help. When my
son lost his nail, they temporarily stitched it back into place to
provide a tract for the new one. The top part should provide the same
function for your son.

Good luck,
Sher