How do you care for your finger when you lose the nail. It is black and will fall off soon! Help!?

I banged my finger closing a window and the nail has been black for 2 months. It looks like it will fall off soon and I have no idea what to do to cover it until it grows back. A band-aid will just get stuck right?How do you care for your finger when you lose the nail. It is black and will fall off soon! Help!?
KEEP IT CLEAN AND COVER IT WITH A BAND AIDHow do you care for your finger when you lose the nail. It is black and will fall off soon! Help!?
Hello Sally G,





Yes, black nails are very likely to fall of (in fact: black nails are usually the result of a nail fungus). Whether your nail will grow on again depends on: is the matrix of your fingernail harmed severly as well? I think you can ask your general practioner for some advide, but it is very likely that natural will do it's work again ... resulting in a beautiful new healthy nail (but this will take at least 2 months after the nail has fallen off).





Meanwhile you can read more about this condition to get to know the natural path in this situation. I suggest the topics:





Onychomadesis (= nails falling off):


http://www.handresearch.com/finger-nails鈥?/a>





And: black (toe) nails:


http://www.handresearch.com/finger-nails鈥?/a>





I hope this helps you to ease your mind a little bit more.





Best whishes from The Netherlands, Martijn.
Try not to bump it.....That's the best advice....
try to keep the nail on until it grows out past where it will hurt if you loose it. the natural nail will protect the nail bed the best. use tape or a band aid. you can cover it with a little piece of gauze if you think it will stick, or ';get stuck';
i had my big toe nail fall off a while back, if it's like mine was, i just let it fall off and the skin under it wasn't raw since i didn't rip it off. So i'd say just let it fall off on its own and it should be okay. I was back to playing soccer and snowboarding as soon as it happened, and i didn't cover it since it wasn't an open sore. The worst part is what it loooks like while you're waiting for it to grow back... :)