# Black Toenail

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-toenail/502175>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 7, 2009, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-toenail/502175 "2009-07-07T06:22:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![si\_blakely](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@si\_blakely](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/si_blakely)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2009, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-toenail/502175/21 "2009-07-09T13:12:16Z")

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I just knackered my left big toe while tramping. It wasn’t a bruise, but a massive blister. I started the draining with a needle under the nail, but eventually had to use my dremel (with a fine grout removal bit) to make a hole in the middle of the nail.

The nail is discoloured, but after three weeks I can see the line of new growth firmly attached to the nail bed. I think it should be ok, and I won’t lose it.

Si

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