My daughter had an infected finger & nail, she lost her fingernail, will it grow back again?

Question

Will the nail grow back? The Dr. treated it by cutting a small incision and packing it w/iodine and repacking over several days. She was on antibiotics for 10 days.  She is very self-conscious of having no nail.  I have reassured her it will grow back, am I right?  I HOPE so.

Answer 1

yeah it should do

Answer 2

Fingernails always grow back.  It is like saying, "I shaved my head, will my hair grow back?"

I hope you know trhe answer to that....

Wrong section, btw.  

Answer 3

yes it would grow back. I played basketball and somehow infected my index finger. The nail and finger got greenish and i showed it to the doctor and they cut it off.Then they applied some medication on my finger and it healed over a few weeks. The nail wasn't there but it grew back in a 2 months. So cheer up

Answer 4

my brother has lost several nails via smashing them in car doors or other activities. it grows back pretty quick. It rises out of the nail bed.  that's what i noticed on my brother.