I stubbed my toe and my nail bent back, then went back in place.?

Hi,





I stubbed my toe and my nail bent back and then when I quickly jolted it back away from the thing I hit it against, it moved back in place. Blood seeped out from underneath the toe nail. I didn't feel any pain though. Except for now when my toe has pressure placed on it.





It's not sticking up like other answers I read. It went back in place and there's a line showing where it bent back, but that's all. My mom's a nurse and told me to put betadine on it (which I did) and suggested that I don't cut it off.





I just wanted to know if that's the right advice... Will it heal?I stubbed my toe and my nail bent back, then went back in place.?
My advice would be to cover it up with either a band-aid or medical tape whenever wearing shoes or doing an activity that could harm the toe-nail. However, keep the nail uncovered when you are not doing any activity, because the nail has breathe to be able to heal.I stubbed my toe and my nail bent back, then went back in place.?
your mom is right. if you cut it off you will expose the raw nail bed and be at risk of infection. the nail will have to grow out, it will look ugly for a while. tape it down if it is flopping around and catching on things so you dont tear it off. keep your foot dry at all times, dry good after your shower.