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Hi Sir, Just recently, during my martial arts practise I tore a piece of my nail. From my the corner of my tear, I can view a slight reddish area which I think reveals a slight section of my nail bed. For a bit of context, the tear is just 1/4 of my entire nail and no bleed has happened. If I press on this would it hurts a little but overall on the skin, not a big issue. The moment got the injury, I quickly applied some antiseptic ointment and bandaged the wound. I kept it bandaged the rest of the day. Is there any additional treatment I can do/have to get my nail to grow back quickly? Can I keep my nail exposed without the bandage, hence will contact with tap water on the bare wound be bad? Any other specific suggestions? Can I at least workout with my nail injury?


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