My nail got smashed in a car door!

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Aug 31, 2013

Dani F.

My finger got smashed in a car door. A month ago. The nail just came off two days ago. How can I make it grow. It's way shorter then my other nails. Help!

Aug 31, 2013

Mikaela G.

biotin!!

Aug 31, 2013

Megan W.

Don't put any nail polish on or anything chemical as it will sting to hell! Just let it growX.

Aug 31, 2013

Dani F.

Idk. It hurts like hell tho.

Aug 31, 2013

Monica C.

Keeping cuticles healthy is key to growth. I would use nail/cuticle oil twice a day for this. It shouldnt burn since it is just oil.

Aug 31, 2013

Jennifer C.

Soak it in olive oil for 15 minutes a day

Sep 1, 2013

Angelia W.

Got to the nearest drug store and get the clear nail polish that helps growth of nails and you would be back to normal

Sep 1, 2013

Maria E.

owww...:(

Sep 1, 2013

Emily W.

Just let it grow out. It will grow naturally over the course of a few weeks. Nothing can increase the rate of growth. Eating a ton of jello is just going to give you cavities- it has more sugar than gelatin. Ingesting gelatin (extracted from animal bones, hooves, etc) won't affect your nails at all, it is just a food product.

Sometimes, after trauma to the nail bed (e.g. getting slammed in the door), the new nail will have slight deformation. This doesn't always happen, but if it does it is permanent. I had a similar thing happen and now my nail grows with a ditch right through the middle. My doctor said that it is kind of like a scar.

Sep 2, 2013

Patricia P.

Only thing you can truly do is give it time and the nail will repair itself. Approximately a month or more