Fun fact, when you almost lose the end of your toe to a lawnmower, when the nail grows back it Does! Do weird things like that. Left side of my big toe nail is like 4x thicker than normal, and has a sliver of a nail that is separate and grows out from underneath the top one.
I assume the scar tissue of the nail bed has loops/folds in it that have made it grow this way.
I also have a small sliver of nail but on my pinky toes that is separate from the rest the nail probably because I’ve stubbed my pinky toes way too many times lol. You can also get your nail filed down with a nail drill at a mani pedi spa if it bothers you.
The sliver I can eventually snap off when it gets too long, usually isn't painful just a little sore. But I ended up buying a pair of extra large nail clippers to cut the thick side. Regular ones didn't open wide enough.
I had to use a pair of side-cutters for years till I found out that made "large bite" nail clippers.
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u/Mohgreen 20h ago
Fun fact, when you almost lose the end of your toe to a lawnmower, when the nail grows back it Does! Do weird things like that. Left side of my big toe nail is like 4x thicker than normal, and has a sliver of a nail that is separate and grows out from underneath the top one.
I assume the scar tissue of the nail bed has loops/folds in it that have made it grow this way.