Toenails are surprisingly easy to take off.

[Goodheart]

I felt that the nail on my left big toe was too thick, so I went after it with cutting pliers and tweezers. It's gone.

[TexasLefty29]

1. Whoa!

Always been my worst fear. Losing a nail entirely, oh my goodness. Does it hurt pretty bad?

[Goodheart]

3. No, just a little tingle where the cuticle was.

There was some pain involved with removal, but honestly not much. When you get over the weird sensation of feeling some tissue tearing it actually hurts more to pinch yourself.

[TexasLefty29]

15. Whew. I hope I never go through that. I'm sorry you are.

Hopefully socks and shoes don’t feel too weird until it grows back, and that could take weeks! Woo eee. I’ll be thinkin bout ya as you heal. 🩹

[a kennedy]

2. Ouch.....the whole nail is gone?? 😬

[Goodheart]

4. Yep.

Now wrapped with an antibiotic cream. I feel accomplished!

[a kennedy]

21. Will the nail ever grow back?? and will it be thicker or skinnier??

I wonder if it’s like when a hair is removed it comes back thicker..... Be careful ya don’t get an infection ok?

[Goodheart]

27. I'm sure it will grow back. Whether it's thicker or not I don't know.

I just know that my nail was beginning to be a bother within my shoe. It wasn't a case of fungus, I don't think... just old age. It had to come off. Did it myself. I'm pleased. Will not allow it to become infected. Thanks!

[dawg day]

34. I once lost the nail of my big toe after walking about 5 miles in the pouring rain.

The nail just dissolved. I was really worried, but the doctor said keep it bandaged, and put ointment on to keep the nailbed soft. It took about 4 months, but it grew back, and I never had any problems.

[Aristus]

29. It will grow back.

Neither thicker nor skinnier. Pretty much the same.

I do excisions of ingrown toenails all the time. I did three just last week. The nail grows back normally, and, after counseling the patient against practices that increase risk of ingrowth, without complication.

[a kennedy]

31. Thanks.

[rsdsharp]

5. Another way is to drop something heavy on the nail.

A couple of months later, after the screaming stops, the nail will come off.

Don’t ask me how I know this.

[Goodheart]

7. OK, now, no, I wouldn't do it THAT way.

Control is the key. LOL

[intrepidity]

9. I can vouch for this method nt

[A HERETIC I AM]

12. I know how you know this...

Because I’ve done it to each big toe in the past!

Once by hitting the left one with a sledge hammer right on the tip and the other by running it over with a large piece of wheeled equipment! Both fell off (or I yanked it off) within a week or two.

The right one grew back and started to curl and become ingrown, so I had it removed and the cuticle cauterized, so I have a right big toe that has no lid now!

The left one is happy as a big toenail.

[Goodheart]

13. OUCH!!!!!!!!

[A HERETIC I AM]

19. For several hours each!

Yeah...it wasn’t a fun thing either time!

[rsdsharp]

14. I dropped a carving fork onto my right big toe.

It wasn’t heavy, but it fell about five feet and the end of the handle landed squarely on the nail. Thank God it was on the magnetic strip with the tines pointing up!

[A HERETIC I AM]

18. Owie!

[rsdsharp]

30. Well, all of my words had four letters, but that wasn't one of them.

[TreasonousBastard]

16. I know that works for fingernails. And they tend to grow back nice aand new.

[Kali]

20. car falling off jack while your hand is on top of tire you are trying to change works too

lost two on the same hand, they grew back just fine

[Goodheart]

32. You're lucky you didn't lose your life!

Well, not lucky... but you know what I mean.

[samnsara]

6. on purpose? there is medication for that y'know ;)

[Goodheart]

10. Well, I started this toe project last night with some Nonyx.

And when I started scraping today I realized that it would take FOREVER. So, I just dug deeper. LOL

[True Dough]

8. That little piggy is going to market in the buff!

No blood? Just a clean removal?

[Goodheart]

11. Yes, there's blood. But it doesn't gush or anything like that. Just sort of seeps.

Mostly from tearing the cuticle.

[littlemissmartypants]

17. For future reference you can use dental pain remedies like

Anbesol or any Benzocaine product to numb the area before you do your surgery. If you are having pain now, it may also help relieve it. It might burn at first though, as it sounds like you have some exposed raw areas.

❤

[Goodheart]

22. Great suggestion!

[littlemissmartypants]

26. Also, a great fungus fighter is vaporub.

Many people struggle with unrelenting rough feet and toe fungus without knowing that you can use vaporub* as a home remedy. The rough skin is often a symptom of chronic foot fungus.

Liberally apply the vaporub, wrap your feet in plastic wrap, put them in socks and wear this overnight. Once you remove the wrap use warm water and you favorite scrubbing tool, loofah, shower puff or pedicure brush to exfoliate.

Repeat the process until the fungus subsides. It works like a charm. One of the best home remedies I have ever used.

❤


*any similar ointment with camphor, menthol, spirits of turpentine, oil of eucalyptus, cedarwood, nutmeg, and thymol will work.

[Ka-Dinh Oy]

23. Years ago I sat in a chair not realizing my toe was under the leg.

My toe turned a nasty black and blue then came completely off a couple of days later. It felt rough and and was weird feeling in my socks. Oh yeah, it hurt like a bloody SOB.

[XanaDUer2]

24. You're very brave

I feel a little lightheaded reading this. Hope it gets better soon.

[captain queeg]

25. I have heard some obsessed long range hikers get their toenails removed

My sister hiked the pacific crest trail a few years ago. Its a big goal for some to hike the entire trail in one season. To this end some have their toe nails removed by a doctor, at least she'd been told that by some people shed met on the trail. I'm not sure how that's supposed to help but I do believe its true.

[Goodheart]

28. An ingrown toenail would be a terrible thing on a long distance hike.

[pansypoo53219]

33. i exactoed a fingernail+ finger + no lasting damage, but my toenails no.

i have never lost any nails, despite some vary bad stubbings. nails so thick i gotta sculpt them.