I ripped, tore a nail through the quick-will superglue work?
I put pressure on it right away so it didn't really bruise (it did bleed a touch right away), but the nail is cut about 3/4 of an inch from my fingertip. It is not right in the middle, it's about 1/4 to 1/3 of the way across from the side. If I push gently on the short side, it goes down, exposing the ripped edge of the big side. I really don't want to catch the nail on anything and rip it any more, or rip it off. I've heard that superglue can be used to help prevent this from happening. Is that true? Is it a special or a certain type of superglue? How do you apply it and keep it from sticking to anything else? I also recall my mother using clear nail polish for the same purpose, so I'm sure I could do that... but I just sorta seem to remember people talking about using superglue. Any thoughts, help, suggestions? Thanks. |
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| clear nail polish will help for about a minute...if it is a verticle slice the best thing to to is cut away most of the broken nail part with clippers...get as much as you can without hurting yourself...then bandaide it...i wouldnt use super glue because it wont allow the nailbed to breath and possibly not allow the nail to grow back.... oh and stop picking at your nails..... |
Because the tear is down low, I am also a licensed nail tech, go to a salon and have a silk wrap put over the area. It will eliminate the pain and as the nail grows out, you can file it after the nail is beyond the break. That's what I have done with my own nails. An no, I am not talking about having a nail tip and acrylic done. Unless you want to  That's my suggestion.Nancy G |
Darcy wrote: oh and stop picking at your nails..... Joan would probably say that's the least disgusting thing I do.dogmom wrote: Because the tear is down low, I am also a licensed nail tech, go to a salon and have a silk wrap put over the area. It will eliminate the pain and as the nail grows out, you can file it after the nail is beyond the break. That's what I have done with my own nails. What is that, and about how much should it cost?dogmom wrote: And no, I am not talking about having a nail tip and acrylic done. Unless you want to ...are you suggesting I might like the full spa treatment, the result, or the type of guy I might be attracting? That's my suggestion.Nancy G   |
| I've used Super Glue many times to hold a vertical rip together so the nail can grow out. It actually wears off within a day so you need to reapply quite often. |
Ron..........1 silk wrap should not be more than a few bucks. Now if you want a full set, that would be more  And why shouldn't a man have a nice spa day? They are wonderful!!!!!!  No judgement from me. Just sayin........................  |
| any kind of superglue... or you can go to Walmart and get the kind people put their own false nails on with once it dries on your nail, it won't stick to anything else. just don't touch anything before it dries! doesn't take long |
| Ron, You're spending WAY too much time on this board. You're now referring to a human's nail bed or cuticle as the quick.  |
| Like Paula I've used superglue on my nails often, even just tipping them for extra support. I've also used a bonding fabric in sewing (ask Joan if she had any) first applying the glue, then the fabric then more glue or clear nail polish. Or I use paper tape...it lasts ok if well sealed between nail polish layers. The tape doesn't last well with long exposure to water....so you get out of dishwashing! Man, I hate when that happens and as a member of the thin nail family, it happens often. |
| "I was picking at my finger tips and somehow one nail sliced right through my fingernail, about halfway down the quick. OWWWWW!!!" joan, please take 12" bowie knife away from the comedian.  |
| First of all... that gave me goosebumps when I read it. OUCH! I have great success with super glue and a tea bag. Just tear a bag into small pieces - put a small drop of glue on your nail and top with the tea bag. Use a tooth pick to smooth it out. Top with a waterproof bandaid. Should stay for three days or so with the bandaid. Repeat as often as necessary, until the nail grows out to a place it can be clipped and smoothed with a file. Oh-- make sure the tea bag is EMPTY |
| Superglue. Repeat as needed, and keep trimming nail short until it grows out past the tear. For that length a teaer, it will take a while, maybe a couple of weeks. Also, wrap with a bandaid as much/often as practical--after super glue is dried. For me, bandaids never work for very long, but they help in the interim. |
| Thinking of you, Ron. As pulling clothes from the drier I felt the "splitting pain." Apparently that nick I thought I fixed yesterday still was present. Snag some cloth and I'm now realizing there is no superglue, nail polish, etc here. So Elmer's glue and scotch tape until I can get to store tomorrow. drat, drat, drat! Well, it will get me out of doing dishes tonight |
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