{"id":2025,"date":"2024-03-13T08:00:29","date_gmt":"2024-03-13T09:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=2025"},"modified":"2024-03-13T09:30:21","modified_gmt":"2024-03-13T09:30:21","slug":"how-to-get-rid-of-a-hangnail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=2025","title":{"rendered":"How to Get Rid of a Hangnail"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">Q: I get frequent hangnails \u2014 and they hurt. Is there anything I can do to speed up the healing process?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">A bad hangnail can ruin your day. Swelling, throbbing, tenderness \u2014 that tiny skin tear can cause considerable pain.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cThere are a lot of nerve endings in the fingers, so the skin is very sensitive,\u201d said Dr. Amanda Zubek, an assistant professor of dermatology at the Yale School of Medicine. <\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Hangnails usually go away on their own, but experts say there are ways to speed up the healing process and to protect your fingers against them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<h2 class=\"css-kypbrf eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-64bdce7c\">What is a hangnail?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">A hangnail isn\u2019t actually a hanging nail \u2014 or even a nail at all.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cHangnail is a funny term,\u201d said Dr. Ida Orengo, the chair of the department of dermatology at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. \u201cIt\u2019s really a small piece of skin next to the nail.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">When that sliver of skin lifts away from the cuticle, it can feel hard because the skin is usually dry and brittle, Dr. Zubek said. 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Is there anything I can do to speed up the healing process?A bad hangnail can ruin your day. Swelling, throbbing, tenderness \u2014 that tiny skin tear can cause considerable pain.\u201cThere are a lot of nerve endings in the fingers, so the skin is very sensitive,\u201d said Dr. Amanda Zubek, an assistant professor of dermatology at the Yale School of Medicine. Hangnails usually go away on their own, but experts say there are ways to speed up the healing process and to protect your fingers against them.What is a hangnail?A hangnail isn\u2019t actually a hanging nail \u2014 or even a nail at all.\u201cHangnail is a funny term,\u201d said Dr. Ida Orengo, the chair of the department of dermatology at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. \u201cIt\u2019s really a small piece of skin next to the nail.\u201dWhen that sliver of skin lifts away from the cuticle, it can feel hard because the skin is usually dry and brittle, Dr. Zubek said. 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