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[Terribletoes]

Years ago I had bad damage to my big toe and the whole nail fell off. Over past year has started to grow with a bend in the middle and is so thick. Have seen a toe doctor and had a scan and said nothing abnormal and didn’t need removed but I have just used (massive plier type) scissors to cut the nail and the nail itself has bled. Any thoughts?

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Are you sure it isn't infected? Thickened nails can often indicate a fungal infection.

Have you seen a podiatrist? That would be my advice.

Sorry toe doctor was podiatrist. I could t think of name. I don’t think infected but unsure what signs would be (google doesn’t say bleeding nail and bent toe).

podiatrist just said looks fine. Obviously it isntZ

The nail is maybe O.5 cm thick and now bleeds when cut, no pain

I had an operation on my big toe when I was a teenager and had issues for a few years after with it ingrowing and having to be removed. Even now it’s thicker than my other nails and although I don’t do this very often because I normally have them all pedicured, but now and then I get the urge to pull it off.* When I do, it comes off to about half down the nail bed and sometimes bleeds a bit but never hurts. If a podiatrist has checked it it’s probably just something like that.

*I know that sounds really gross and as I say, my feet/nails are normally neat and tidy but every few months it’s like I ‘need’ it to come off like that.

The bent nail is probably a result of you losing the nail earlier through trauma damage..

The nail IS thickening by the look of the pics so more than likely it could be a fungal infection - get it treated as it can spread to other toenails.

Your nails cannot bleed as they have no blood vessels. It's more likely that you are cutting the nail too short, and are catching the skin just below the nail plate. When using the type of cutters you describe they can pull more nail into the scissor blade than you expect.

So, be careful, try not cutting as short, and if you cause them to bleed again use some antiseptic on the bleeding area.

Your nail looks to be a bit ragged and uneven, so try gently filing them after you've cut them, so that they're smooth and less likely to snag on socks/tights etc.

Finally, if you find it difficult to cut your nails yourself, see if you can go see a podiatrist on a regular basis and let them do it. They can usually spot things that you can't, and lets face it, if your feet hurt, then you hurt everywhere.

See a podiatrist. 4 of my nails turned black and fell off after a gruelling hike up a big mountain. They all grew back normal and better than before.

I dropped a can of beans on my toe and although it fell off my new nail hasn't lifted but I have a dent in it and it grows unevenly. Your nail looks incredibly short , give it a chance to recover. Dark nails cam also be caused by damage.