Contents:
- Medical Video: BURNING A HOLE THROUGH A TOENAIL (with blood trapped under it) | Dr. Paul
- Does frozen blood in the nails have to be treated?
- So, how do you treat frozen blood in your nails?
- 1. Nail trephination
- 2. cautery
Medical Video: BURNING A HOLE THROUGH A TOENAIL (with blood trapped under it) | Dr. Paul
Finger pinched door, hit by heavy objects, or hit by a hammer when installing nails on the wall is definitely painful. If you notice, sometimes this makes your nails turn black. In addition to feeling comfortable, this blackening of the nail color also looks unsightly. You might be wondering, how, how do you treat frozen blood in your nails? Here's the explanation.
Does frozen blood in the nails have to be treated?
In the medical world, bleeding under the fingernails or toes is called subungual hematoma. This condition occurs when the nail injury that you experience damages the blood vessels that are under the nail and causes bleeding.
Unlike other body organs, bleeding under the nails is not marked by the presence of red blood flowing out of the nail. However, this can actually be seen by the presence of black spots at one point or extending to a portion of the nail. As a result, your nails look blackish.
Frozen blood on this nail can actually disappear by itself, along with the growth of your nails. However, sometimes subungual hematomas that tend to be severe can trigger infection until the nail is broken or onycholysis.
So, how do you treat frozen blood in your nails?
If the bleeding in your nails isn't too severe, you can treat it with over-the-counter painkillers on the market. This medicine can help reduce the pain you experience.
Another case if bleeding in your nails tends to be severe, then there are several ways to treat bleeding in the nails that can be done, including:
1. Nail trephination
Severe nail bleeding usually stops after 48 hours. In order for the bleeding to stop faster, the doctor will perform the procedurenail trephination.
Nail trephinationis a way to treat frozen blood in the nail by making a small hole in the nail. It aims to drain stagnant blood under the nails. That way, the pressure and pain in the nails will tend to decrease slowly.
The good news, you will not feel pain at all. Because the nail does not contain nerves so it will not trigger pain when given action. But remember, this procedure should only be done by doctors who are experts in their fields.
2. cautery
If nail bleeding causes pain to make your fingers feel numb, cautery can be one way to treat frozen blood in your nails. The cautery process is actually not much different fromnail trephination, which is punching holes in the nails to freeze blood under the nails.
First, the doctor will inject a local anesthetic under your fingers or toes first. The goal is that you don't feel pain during the action and smooth the cautery process.
After that, the doctor will use cautery, which is a tool in the form of a hot metal wire (electrocautery device) or a carbon laser to puncture the nail. Frozen blood deposits under the nail will slowly flow out of the nail and reduce the sensation of numbness.
Calm down, this process can be completed quickly and without pain, you know. This is because the tip of the wire will be cooled first to prevent injury to the base of the nail.
After the procedurenail trephinationor the caution is over, the doctor will wrap your nails with gauze. Lift your fingers or toes a little high to prevent bleeding.
You can also put cold compresses in the area around your nails for the first 12 hours to help relieve any pain that might be caused. Don't forget to change your gauze regularly, at least for the next three days until the doctor allows you to let go.
