A ski boot gave me black big toe nail and it fell off. Will it be normal?

What's left underneath looks like a blackish, thin nail that only covers a part of of my big to (from "root" to half the toe) and it doesn't even go to the sides of the toe. It's about dime-sized. The rest of the toe tip looks like regular skin. Will my toe nail grow back to cover rest of my toe, or is it permanently damaged to a dime sized area? (I know I need to replace my awful new ski boots.)

Answer:
It will grow back to "normal" very soon. Finger and toenails grow in a circular pattern (hence the "lunula" that is at the bed of the nail), but it will take time. Your biggest problem right now is going to be keeping an eye out for the nail becoming ingrown. You may also notice that the nail is more thin at first...this will resolve itself, too.

Best of luck and happy healing!
yup. just put a bandaid so it is not sensitive
Yes it will grow back but will take time. That happened to me years ago and it took me almost 6-8 months and the bruise started far back from the "visible" root. Sorry that happened to you...

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