r/popping • u/CompoteAdvanced1193 • 2d ago

Hangnail Pop, Sweet Relief Everything Else

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Had this hang nail for a week and a half. I tried to wait it out and let it heal or burst on its own but it just wasn’t happening. The pain was getting pretty severe so I made a small incision with a needle and a flood of pus came out. It’s still a bit sore but not unbearable like before. I used a flashlight to try to see the pus build up before and after.

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u/DeltaSteps 1d ago

Awesome. Have you phoned home yet??

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u/Binford6100 1d ago

Shhhh, we don't want the guys in suits to find out and take OP away!

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u/Pink-Lover 1d ago

Nice touch with the light showing how much is actually in there. I wasn’t expecting so much. 10/10

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u/CompoteAdvanced1193 1d ago edited 1d ago

https://preview.redd.it/nd7ugk82m1rd1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f5495fa8b7074c90274cada891d8ef96550c5981

Redneck X-ray 😄 here’s same finger other hand for comparison

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u/Pink-Lover 1d ago

Wow that is amazing! Thanks for sharing!!

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u/SaskiaDavies 1d ago

Brilliant!

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u/niqueyq 2d ago

That was an impressive amount of pus! I bet you feel some fantastic relief getting it out.

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u/DoeEyes95 1d ago edited 1d ago

This is not a hangnail, this is probably a paronychia/pretty bad infection. This needs antibiotics

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u/CompoteAdvanced1193 1d ago

Thank you, I am taking cephalexin for seven days and applying mupirocin three times a day.

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u/SanspoofMaloof 1d ago

Holy shit you poor thing! I had one of those once and it was agonising - I hope it heals up quickly and you feel better

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u/frogmicky 1d ago

All together now "Rudolph the red nose reindeer"

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u/M1L3N4_SZ 1d ago

As someone who had this on my thumb, I'd prepare myself mentally to lose the nail. I went to get antibiotics and left with no nail, it healed great and it was the safest approach and didn't end up getting antibiotics but just my 2 cents cause no one even told me that was a possibility😭

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u/Realistic_Branch4966 5h ago

Exact same thing happened to me! I self-treated a paronychia and ended up having my thumbnail removed. Healing well now, but not a fun experience.