The nail bed is the part under the nail. The germinal matrix is the part that grows the nail and has the stem cells, iirc. It’s under and behind the cuticle.
It’s pretty hard to get the nail to not stick to the nail bed. I had both big toenails permanently removed, but eventually a very thin layer of nail came back a year or two later, and it’s as affixed as strongly as the old nail was.
Well, actually stronger because I used to remove the nails myself to avoid the surgery to fix ingrown nails, and eventually they just kinda popped off without issue.
The nail bed is the part under the nail. The germinal matrix is the part that grows the nail and has the stem cells, iirc. It’s under and behind the cuticle.
It’s pretty hard to get the nail to not stick to the nail bed. I had both big toenails permanently removed, but eventually a very thin layer of nail came back a year or two later, and it’s as affixed as strongly as the old nail was.
Well, actually stronger because I used to remove the nails myself to avoid the surgery to fix ingrown nails, and eventually they just kinda popped off without issue.
Well that got a shudder out of me. Hope it isn’t as unpleasant as it sounds for you these days.