Bruise Under Toenail From Shoes

In most cases, a toenail bruise normally results from trauma on the toe. Dropping heavy objects on the toe, wearing ill-fitting shoe, hitting the toe against an object, stubbing the toe on a hard surface or slamming it in a house door may result to breakage of blood vessels under the nail bed. See also Stubbed Toe Black Nail

Long toe nails may also contribute to bruising especially when wearing closed shoes. You are supposed to keep your nails short. Be very careful when cutting the nails, you are supposed to cut then edges flat to avoid other complications. Fitting your boots and shoes with insoles may be the solution to your recurrent bruised big toe.

It is not recommended to remove a bruised nail but if it is badly injured, you may remove it to allow a growth of a new toenail. Although it may take several month to heal. Minor toe nail bruises normally heals on their own as a new nail grows to replace the damaged one.

Most runners at some point experience bruising under their toenails. For many runners, it’s their big toe that gets bruised more often. A report in the British Journal of Sports Medicine found that many long-distance runners have toenail bruising on their longest toe.

Subungual hematoma is the medical term for a bruised toenail. In this article, we are going to discuss the possible causes of bruised toenails, how to heal a bruised toenail fast, and how can it be prevented. (1, 2)