Nail Bed Scarring

Onycholysis (white or yellow distally,; nail plate lifted off nail bed)

The scar divides the nail plate during formation

phalanx may occur, allowing this greater curvature of the nail plate

The lack of nail plate adherence becomes more of a functional than a

a subungual hematoma developed secondary to disruption of the nail bed

(b) Nail bed laceration seen after removal of nail

Figure 1: The anatomy of the nail bed and surrounding structures

He had surgery to remove the nail bed, and has a lot of scar tissue there

and the nail bed is intact. [Photograph: Lee Spievack/Al Behrman/AP]

Be careful to suture the edges of the nail bed, avoiding eversion or

In the image on the right, no pus is found in the nail bed itself

Since the nail matrix at that particular site cannot manufacture nail plate

she has to SCRAPE the nail bed to remove all the fungal build up, scar

Figure 5: Bipedicled flap for wide defects of the lateral nail bed,

Under the nail plate, the nail bed contains blood vessels which carry

Pick the right size tab for ur nail bed ( if your doing a french do tips

direct visualization and surgical repair of the nail bed defect

Loss of part or all of the nail bed can be reconstructed with grafts from

Figure 1: The anatomy of the nail bed and surrounding structures

My son lies in a hospital bed, after a battle that has left him scarred…