Nail Bed Repair
Suture the nail bed if a large subungual ...
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Nail Bed Repair
Suture the nail bed if a large subungual hematoma is associated with an unstable or avulsed nail. Good outcome depends on maintaining the space under the cuticle where the new nail will grow out from (the germinal matrix). If this area scars down a new nail will not grow. 
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Dr. Gerald Diaz
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