DEAR DR. GOTT: I have had split fingertip problems for 10 years or more but have been able to control it for at least the past five years.
As a practicing veterinarian, I deal with these splits much like I do soft-tissue damage in my patients. Specifically, I treat chronic soft-tissue problems much as I would treat a bone fracture. The prime consideration in proper bone healing is to limit severely any motion of the fracture ends until the bone is well healed.
I apply this principle to the split fingertips by taping the sides of the split together and staying with it until well after the splits are healed.
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