Do toenails grow back?

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ChrisThePuma Jan 2015 1:34pm, 15 Jan 2015 3,126 posts	0 ChrisThePuma I picked up a blister on my little toe a couple of weeks back right by my toenail. This morning I was trimming my nails ready for my race this weekend and the toenail fell off in my hand. Will it grow back or is that it for that toe?
MPH Jan 2015 1:36pm, 15 Jan 2015 555 posts	0 MPH Yes, it grows back....s......l........o........w........l.....e...............y
jennywren Jan 2015 2:07pm, 15 Jan 2015 10,506 posts	0 jennywren They grow back but if you lose them often enough (as I have) they grow back all weird and misshapen. I think they kind of give up, poor things.
AngusClydesdale Jan 2015 2:19pm, 15 Jan 2015 8,840 posts	0 AngusClydesdale Is there anything more pointless than a toe without a nail?
Autumnleaves Jan 2015 2:19pm, 15 Jan 2015 5,356 posts	0 Autumnleaves - very slow & as JW says, a bit misshapen & I find, varying in thickness!
LindsD Jan 2015 2:21pm, 15 Jan 2015 3,788 posts	0 LindsD Yes, mine grow back v thick.
colettedeann Jan 2015 2:22pm, 15 Jan 2015 12,399 posts	0 colettedeann i have lost a toenail in the past - only to have one already grown back underneath - which fell off a few days later - i have no idea how long it took to grown back but i lose my big and second toenails a few times a year
Velociraptor Jan 2015 3:08pm, 15 Jan 2015 31,971 posts	0 Velociraptor Mine grow back fine unless I keep running
TRO Saracen Jan 2015 3:11pm, 15 Jan 2015 9,989 posts	0 TRO Saracen My lost toe nail from VMLM last year is still struggling to grow back properly, it does not bed down properly and I have to keep it very short.
EarlyRiser Jan 2015 3:27pm, 15 Jan 2015 997 posts	0 EarlyRiser I put mine in a grow bag and am waiting for it to sprout.