What does it mean when half of my toe nail is brown/black?

It happened after i played basketball one day. It dosnt hurt anymore and it dosnt look infected. But half of my toe nail is brown/black. It been brown/black for about 1 month and dosnt look like its going away.





What does this mean?


How does it heal?


Will it eventually go away?


Do I need to see a doctor?


WHAT SHOULD I DO?What does it mean when half of my toe nail is brown/black?
It sounds like someone stepped on it while you were playing or your toe was jammed up in the toe box of your shoe. It is bruised. It will have to grow completely out. This will take months, but you will notice the brown/black part getting higher and higher towards the tip of your toe as it grows. Eventually, when you trim your toenails, you will cut the damaged part off. Keeping your toenails trimmed and make sure your shoes fit properly can help.What does it mean when half of my toe nail is brown/black?
means you need to wash your feet more often. could be fungus. see a doc and ask him. may just be lack of vitamins or your toenail is falling off. you'll be ok. you won't lose your toe
It probably means that either A.) You injured it somehow, or B.) It got infected





If it doesn't hurt anymore, it will probably not be a problem. You may still lose the toenail, but it will grow back. Even if you don't lose the toenail, it can take a LONG time to get back to normal, especially if there's blood built up under there, or dead cells. Try soaking your feet in warm water and Epsom salt, and see if that helps. If it doesn't hurt, you shouldn't need to see a doc, unless you think it IS infection, in which case a doctor can prescribe a pill or cream to get it out. Otherwise, you are pretty much stuck waiting it out. A friend of mine (a doctor) had a black toenail for about a year after dropping something on it.
You probably just bruised your nail. If the discoloration spreads back toward your cuticle, you probably have an infection and need to see a doctor. If it doesn't spread toward the cuticle, it should grow out with your nail. It takes a LONG time for a whole toenail to grow out - months, maybe even a year if its your big toe. If it doesn't hurt and it doesn't grow in any direction but toward the end of your toe, just let it grow it out. Not attractive but not a big deal.