i split the skin from my finger nail!?
365573
You def. do not need pain reliever for that.  You'll be ok w/o it.
907892
If you did this yesterday the bleeding under the nail has stopped by now. (unless you are on blood thinners for some reason in which case you need to go to the ER). The nail will continue to get darker and so may the toe. It will be no different than anyother bruise and it will change colors as it resolves. Yes your nail will probably fall off.\nPutting a hole in the nail at this time probably won't do anything. You need to do that while it is still actively bleeding or just after. It is to release the blood collection thereby  releasing the pressure. But since it happened yesterday the blood is already coagulated so it will not come out it just has to be reabsorbed.\nPersonally I would soak the foot a couple times a day for 20 minutes or so in warm water or use a heating pad a couple times a day. The heat will increase the circulation  in the area and help to breakdown the collection of blood. Don't soak your feet longer than this though because you can do damage to the skin and cause other problems for yourself.\nWhen the nail falls off, you  won't need to do anything. The nail bed underneath will already be hardened because of the separation of the nail bed and nail so it shouldn't be painful either. Do keep the nail trimmed as it starts to loosen so it doesn't catch on shoes or socks or even towels. If you catch the end of the nail and pull it off before it is ready it will hurt when it happens and will continue to hurt for a while after.\nHope this helps\nK
799644
Ok.  What I do is get a needle and sterilize it.  Then I carefully loosen the top layer of skin around the splinter.  I do that to my youngest when she was three and she did not complain and she cries if you look at her the wrong way..  Anyway after you loosed the try again with the tweezers.  If you still can't get it keep loosing the area around it.\n\nGood luck
790800
Am I missing something, everyone is telling you to bandage it and use antibiotic ointments but I don't see where you cut anything.\nIf you are bleeding underneath the nail as you say it truly will hurt A LOT!  \nElevate your hand above heart level. So you can sit with your elbow on a desk and hold your hand in the air, or hold your hand up while arm is on the arm of chair, you get the idea.  You can use an icepack as well. It will help stop the bleeding, decrease swelling and decrease pain. But don't put hand down to put ice on, the elevation is more important until the bleeding stops.\n\nIf the bleeding stops and the swelling stops and the discomfort is something you can function with you don't need to do anything further. BUT:\n\nNow for the part you probably won't like. The problem with this type of injury is there is no where for the blood to go so the end of your finger gets swollen with blood and then more swollen with normal tissue swelling from an injury. If the swelling becomes too severe or if the pain becomes too much for you go to the ER or to an urgent care. What they will do is use a small drill and put a hole through the nail to release the pressure. \nNow that you are done saying NO WAY, let me tell you that most of my patients report immediate pain relief once this is done. And a lot of them don't even really think it hurts much because with all the pressure they don't really feel it. As an observer of many of these procedures I would recommend not letting them numb the end of your finger to do this. No I am not a sadist, it is just that the numbing procedure will cause you more pain and take longer than the actual drilling.\nYou need to do this at the ER or Urgent care and not you doctors office because offices don't have a drill. Most of them will send you on to an ER if they have any compassion. Others will tell you they can do it just as well with a needle.  While it is true pushing a needle through will accomplish the same thing it will hurt a lot more because of the force to push it through.\nNow as a final solution if you are really brave, you can sterilize a needle with heat or alcohol and make a hole through the nail yourself.  I only say this because my sons and brother worked in  construction for years and have hit their fingers with hammers more times than I can count. They got tired of going to the ER so they started doing it themselves.  I had the supplies and provided instruction but I couldn't bring myself to push it through myself.\n\nAny way, if you make a hole in one way or another then you will need to keep the finger clean and covered for a few days to allow it to heal. Keep in mind no matter what you decide to do about making or not making a hole you might lose the fingernail at some point.
697515
Complain to the nail place that did the pedicure.  If they don't satisfy you, tell them you'll sue and then get a lawyer if necessary.
76224
I've done this before as a Corpsman in the Navy.  The area around the nail is numbed, then using a pair of clippers or anything it takes the sides of the nail need to be cut and pried out of the skin that's holding it in.  So you're left with a nail up the middle but nothing on the side(s).  The operations doesn't hurt but it will be very sore for a while afterward.
633162
cut off a finger and,  \n\nUhh I guess that wont work\nnever mind
485099
Chop off one leg.\n\n*ouch*
32404
I used to think this too, I crack my finger knuckles all the time!  Here's a little medical myth's debunked info for ya!
318414
I say you should go to a doctor and i agree with that guy that you should take an x-ray of your foot;and sister....I know how much it must be paining coz these sort of incidents were also experienced by me.Once a whole tire came on my foot and my whole right thigh was bleeding but it wasn`t a fracture coz my father pushed me due to which his hand got fractured and once i got ingured by the sharp edge of a sofa and guess what,not only my skin got peeled of but a piece of wood from the sofa broke as well it was 5 years ago but the skin did not grow there and the mark is still there.Hope you don`t get injured like me(sob).sorry for such a long answer!
311359
Neosporin.\n\nAnd make sure you're not moving the skin around it - you could be ripping it open again again while it's trying to heal.
310674
I did the same and didn't want to go to the doctor and ended up going anyway.... This is what he told me to do..\n\n\n1. Soak it in warm water for about 5 to 10 minutes. (adding something to the water is not necessary)!\n\n2. Dry it really well.\n\n3. Take some Hydrogen Peroxide put some on a Q-tip and apply it to the affected area.\n\n4. Rinse off the peroxide. Dry really well (blow dryer suggested) but not necessary.\n\n5. Next you will need to have some (Betadine) (Povidone Iodine Topical Solution). Take another q-tip dip it in and apply to the toe making sure you cover the whole affected area. \n\n6. Dry with a blow dryer to make sure it is really dry! The only time it should be covered with a band-aid or gauze is if you have your shoes on.. The more air it gets the better..\n\n7. This will have to be done three times a day.\n\nIf you do this it will get better and you shouldn't have to go to the Doc.  This is what i did and it worked!...It will take a while since you waited so long, but it will get better.\nThe nail will have to grow out before you can do anything about it.  When you trim your nails let them stick out a little not too much....This will help.  I know from experience this is no fun so....Good Luck!! :-)\n\nHope this helps you!\n\nIf you do all of this it should go away!\n\nHope this works for you! Hope you feel better!\n\n\nForgot to mention that it was really bad and infected and the doctor told me that if it didn't work i would have to have the toenail removed.  This really worked because i didn't have any surgery at all and the doctor was impressed that it ended up getting better with no surgery!  It was really puffy also.  Again good luck!!
1150921
Just break a piece off and rub it on your cut/scratch dailey..
826858
I've had similar problems, not that I didn't have the money, just that I didn't want to spend the money on a doctor cutting on my foot. I had a bad one that went on for several months, soaking it and trying to fix it myself, until finally one day it hurt so bad I couldn't walk on it. I used some Peroxide to wash and clean it and then slowly started working with a small pair of scissors, the kind most women have for whatever they use them for lol, to move then end of the nail up out of the place that hurts...it took a while and it was painful at times, but as soon as I got it worked up and could break it off, it felt sooo much better. I know this isn't the safest or healthiest way, but if you keep everything clean and sterile it wouldn't hurt. I fixed mine and it's not bothered me for over 4 months now. Hope this helps a little.
769114
How did you cut the 2nd hand of fingers if you didnt have any of your other fingers to cut 'em out???
124680
first thing put the finger in some ice, that should numb it down...before you go to sleep take a pain killer (best thing is call a pharmacy and get the recommended dosage)...\n\nI know it hurts like hell...but the pain will subside
361431
The best way is to have the nail removed.  See your doctor; this can be done under a local anesthetic in the office. It is not a long or complicated procedure.