

Injury to your nail matrix: This is the tissue at the base of your nail where nail growth happens.

The key is to get it done within 24 hours, before the blood coagulates. You can play it safe and have a smaller subungual hematoma drained too. Lain’s clinical experience, blood that encompasses more than 50 percent of your nail is a good sign you should hit up a doctor, but there are no official recommendations.
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Unusual colors in your fingertip: You also want to make sure the skin at the tip of the finger isn’t blue or blanched white-unusual colors are a sign you need to see a doctor.“As long as you can feel everything, you probably don’t have any nerve damage,” says Dr. Loss of sensation: You should also touch the tip of your finger to make sure you still have feeling in the area.If not, it’s a good idea to get it checked out. If the area turns white and then turns pink within seconds when you release the pressure, you’ve got good capillary refill. Lack of blood flow: Press on a portion of the nail or finger that is not injured.
