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• The deformed nail plate will gradually grow out and be replaced by a new, normal-appearing nail plate in several months.
• The condition can also result from a traumatic injury, such as slamming a finger in a door.
• The affected nail can either be treated either conservatively by drilling a hole through the nail, or by removing the nail.

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• Also called “runner’s toe or “tennis toe”, this condition can be painful but not serious.
• Downward pressure leading to repetitive trauma leads to bleeding and pooling of blood underneath the nail plate.
• The nail plate may also become thicker and more brittle as a result of the injury.