Next Steps

Follow-up

• After the subungual hematoma has been drained, follow-up is usually not necessary.

• If the bone beneath your nail was broken, you may have been started on antibiotics, and you should follow up with your doctor.

• If the nail was removed and a cut in your nailbed was stitched closed, you should see your doctor in 48-72 hours for re-examination.

• Usually, the type of sutures (stitches) placed will dissolve, so removal is not needed.

• If nondissolvable sutures (nylon) are placed in a nailbed laceration, they need to be removed in about 7 days in the emergency department or by your doctor.

• Close monitoring is still recommended.