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How do fingernails grow?

How do Fingernails grow?

  • Do they grow from the cuticle and push the old nail out? Or do they just grow from the tip of the fingernail, The reason I am asking...I recently missed a baseball and it hit my ...show more

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    Hello Jeff S., Yes, the fingernails grow out from the cutticle/lunula. Actually, the nails are dead material, and merely have the purpose to 'protect' the tip of your finger. So, in general your splitting nail is no problem at all! However, be carefull that the splitting does not cause infections - for infections can cause rather nasty side-effects ... especially because obviously you like to continue your baseball sport. Wishing you a 'healthy' baseball game from The Netherlands! Martijn. PS. I have added 2 sources with interesting opportunities!

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they grow from the cuticle and they like go out from there and they get longer and longer untill they break or they are cut!!

bubblybubbles99

it grows from the cuticle, so its going to grow out, but its going to take a loooong time till its done

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from the cuticle

♫Roxy™

They grow out from the cuticle and push the old nail out.

The Robster

over time?

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