What to do?!


Question:

What to do?

About a week ago I fell and I ripped my fingernail half way off the skin. I have bee cleaning it with peroxide and soaking it in warm salt water. The nail seems to have fused back with the skin, but my finger is still swollen. How do I get this swelling to go down?


Answers:

Off course you should seek a professional opinion asap because we are not doctors and it seems as though you might possibly have an infection. Although what you can do for now is put your finger in ice I helps bring down the swelling The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Swollen finger. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.

Finger injury (type of Hand injury)
Finger infection
Pulp space infection
Flexor sheath infection




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