How Bad Is It Really To Cut Your Cuticles

  references
  
      AADA: "How to Trim Your Nails"
    
      American Society for Surgery of the Hand: "Nail Bed Injury"
    
      Mayo Clinic: "Fingernails: Do's and Don'ts for Healthy Nails"
    
      AADA: "Artificial Nails: Dermatologists' Tips for Reducing Nail Damage"

Is this an emergency? If you are experiencing serious medical symptoms, please see the National Library of Medicine’s list of signs you need emergency medical attention or call 911.

Cutting your cuticles can damage your nails and leave you at risk for an infection.

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How Bad Is It Really? sets the record straight on all the habits and behaviors you’ve heard might be unhealthy.

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How Bad Is It Really? sets the record straight on all the habits and behaviors you’ve heard might be unhealthy.

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      AADA: "How to Trim Your Nails"
    
      American Society for Surgery of the Hand: "Nail Bed Injury"
    
      Mayo Clinic: "Fingernails: Do's and Don'ts for Healthy Nails"
    
      AADA: "Artificial Nails: Dermatologists' Tips for Reducing Nail Damage"