This is Alpha, the first-born, when he was 2YO.
This is Beta, the second-born, when he was about 2YO.
This is Gamma, the third-born, when he was about 18MO.
Nail File
Jul
28
2008
I had the problem for the past several years of picking at my cuticles. It was a bad habit, just biting one’s nails, but at the other end of the nails. It seemed harmless for a while, until a couple of weeks ago.
Here, for your viewing enjoyment, are pictures of my nails after the attack of the nail fungus. There were some nails that were infected and some that were not. The nails that were not infected were the nails whose cuticles I hadn’t picked in a while – the healthy cuticles. The nails that were infected were the nails with the damaged cuticles. So if you’re looking for a reason or motivation to stop the unhealthy habit of pulling or peeling or cutting or otherwise hurting your cuticles, take a minute to examine these photos.
In order to protect the squeamish – those who are reading the blog for other reasons and don’t appreciated being confronted with medical photographs – I am showing small black-and-white thumbnails (get it, thumbnails!) or preview pictures. Those who do want to see the larger, full-color version can click on the previews.
I didn’t know it was a fungal infection when it started, because it started under the skin at the base of the nail bed. It wasn’t until that part grew out that I saw what happened. Now the new nail is pushing out the old one, rather, the nail is continuing to grow as normal. The infected part is gradually being clipped away and the new part is growing in fresh, albeit soft and with a matte finish, as opposed to hard and semi-gloss that my nails used to be.
He shall remain unclean all the days during which he has the infection; he is unclean. He shall live alone; his dwelling shall be outside the camp.
Leviticus 13:46
This little article thingy was written by Some Guy sometime around 10:36 pm and has been carefully placed in the Mishaps category.
January 13th, 2009 at 11:58 pm
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February 20th, 2011 at 1:35 am
The exact same thing happened to me. I would cut dead skin beside my nails and eventually would pull off the cuticle. Mine got infected and it was pretty nasty for about a week. Then everything was fine except now my old nails are still growing out and new ones growing behind them.
A couple of years ago a doctor diagnosed me with Roseola. I think he was wrong. There was terrible swelling in my hands. I actually had to drain them it was so bad. Then all the skin died, and it also affected some of my nails, just like now.
March 1st, 2016 at 9:30 pm
I think I have the same thing going on with one of my nails. About a month ago I had a horrible hangnail that got swollen and puffy then finally went down. However, about two or three weeks after I noticed my nail peeling from the bottom up. If I could post a picture I would. It doesn’t look horrible, it feels a bit sensitive and soft but I’m only guessing it is the new nail coming through from what must have been a bad infection.