WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT Toni Little, from Fife, Scotland, lost her whole fingernail after a manicure after staff allegedly used super strength glue
Toni Little's nail was ripped off when she accidentally sat on her own hand after manicurists allegedly used super strength glue while attaching her acrylics at a salon.
The 25-year-old woman, from Fife, Scotland, was told her nail would never grow back - but it has since started to reappear albeit weak and thin.
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"It was the most painful thing I have ever experienced. The pain on a scale of one to 10 was a 10. I can't even describe it."
The warehouse operative, who has two young daughters, opted for lengthy red and silver sparkles at the independent salon but a few weeks later her whole nail was ripped from the nailbed after she sat on her own hand.
Toni, who likes to look after her appearance and used to wear acrylics regularly, continued: "I know if you put too much pressure on the tip it can snap.
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Toni says she was unable to take care of her daughters, aged four and two, while her nail was recovering - leaving 27-year-old fiancé Arron on nappy duty.
Toni said: "I was lucky that the nail grew back but it's so weak and frail and the regrowth was so painful.
Toni, whose nails are pictured before the wound, likes to look after her appearance and used to wear acrylics regularly ( Image: Mercury Press)
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"I would never get acrylics done again and I wouldn't recommend anyone to get them. People should stay well away from them.
"Is it really worth the risk of losing your full nail and going through the unbearable pain of having your full nail ripped from its bed and having nothing but flesh on show.
"It's just not worth it. The pain I felt for month was just sickening. Even if I just banged it, it was so sensitive. My husband hated seeing me in so much pain.
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"My nail will always have nerve damage and acrylics can be so dangerous for your nails. It stops them for breathing and makes them so fragile.
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To understand how your nail tears, it helps to know what a nail is. Nails -- on fingers or toes -- are composed of a nail bed and a nail plate. The nail bed is the soft area of skin beneath the nail plate, which is the hard surface of the nail. Cells at the bottom of the nail bed make up the nail matrix and produce layers of a protein called keratin -- keratin builds the nail plate and anchors it to the nail bed. When your nail tears or separates, the nail matrix grows the new nail [source: Mayo Clinic].
The ways you can tear your nail plate are endless, but the most common way people tear their nails is by trimming them incorrectly -- they cut their nails at the wrong angle, leaving a tear or hangnail [source: Bruno]. Your nail plate can also separate from your nail bed if it's slammed between two things, such as a door and a doorframe, or if you have a condition that causes it to fall off, such as a fungal infection. Nails may also be more prone to breakage if you have nail psoriasis, if you use chemicals like acetone to remove nail polish or if you take certain medications or are undergoing chemotherapy [source: Van Houten].
Both nail tearing and nail separation can be painful, and they don't heal quickly -- you have to wait for them to grow back. But there are a few simple steps you can take to help the nail grow back and to prevent tearing and separating your nails in the future. Read on to learn what you can do to help heal your torn or separated nail.
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The best way to treat a torn nail is to give it time to grow back. You can help make sure it grows back safely, and you can also take steps at home to reduce pain and discomfort as it grows.
You have a few options for treating a torn nail: You can tape the torn part back into position and then trim it off as the nail begins to grow, or you can clip off the torn portion right away at a slight outward angle so the nail grows back normally. If you try the first option and the tear is small, you can apply clear nail polish to prevent the nail from tearing further and then trim the nail as it grows [sources: Aetna Inteli, Mayo Clinic, Rouzier].
If your nail plate is completely separated from your nail bed, there's no way to reattach it -- you just have to wait for a new nail to grow. As with a torn nail, you can tape the nail in place while you wait for the new nail to grow, trimming it as needed. You may also want to consider having the separated nail removed completely and bandaging the exposed nail bed while you wait. A physician can help you determine the best solution for you. If your nail tears or separates because of an infection, then you need to see a doctor to treat it. Keeping the area around your nails dry can help prevent an infection from developing [sources: Aetna Inteli, Mayo Clinic, Rouzier].
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If the finger or toe with a torn nail is painful, take an over-the-counter anti-inflammatory medication. If the pain is severe or doesn't subside, talk to your doctor [source: Rouzier].
Treating torn or separated nails can be frustrating. Your nails grow at a rate of about 0.004 inches (0.1 millimeters) per day -- it can take as long as six months for a nail to completely grow back [source: Mayo Clinic]. You can apply a nail hardener to keep your nails strong and help them grow faster, but you should avoid nail products that contain toluene sulfonamide, formaldehyde, alcohol, acetone or dibutyl phthalate -- these chemicals can make your nails weaker rather than stronger [source: Mayo Clinic].
While regrowing your nails, you can take some simple steps to keep them y and prevent future nail injuries. First, wear shoes that don't constrict your toenails -- they should be wide enough for your toes to wiggle around. Second, keep your nails neat and trim them often -- long nails are more likely to get caught and tear. Also, avoid biting and nibbling at your nails because this can increase the likelihood of tearing as well [source: Aetna Inteli].
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You can also keep your nails y by moisturizing them with lotions and creams that contain humectants such as urea, phospholipids and lactic acid. Humectants retain moisture in your nails, helping prevent them from cracking. If you have torn or separated fingernails, wear gloves when washing dishes and cleaning to reduce the possibility of infection [source: Mayo Clinic].
Keeping your nails neat and y will reduce the likelihood of tearing them and separating them from the nail bed. For more information on treating torn nails, check out the links on the next page.
On average, fingernails grow at a rate of 0.1 millimeters every day — though oddly, they grow faster in the summer during warm weather. Toenails grow back more slowly at an average rate of 1.62 mm per month.
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If the nail came off because of an injury, the exposed nail bed should be kept dry and bandaged while waiting for a new nail to start growing to reduce the chance of infection. If the nail came off because of an infection, you should see a doctor to determine what treatment to pursue.
A split nail can be caused by too much moisture, picking or biting, or an injury or infection. It can also be indicative of bigger issues such as psoriasis or diseases of liver, thyroid, kidney, or skin.
There are two potential reasons why the side of your nail is throbbing. Acute paronychia is an infection around the nail margin causing throbbing pain, redness, warmth, swelling, and pus. A hangnail is another potential reason that the side of your nail is throbbing.
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If your nail plate is completely separated from your nail bed, there's no way to reattach it — you just have to wait for a new nail to grow in. If you lose an entire fingernail, it will
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