I have the bad habit of biting my nails since I was a kid. Now its been a few years since i have started peeling off the skin around my fingernails. My fingertips have swollen and turned red. They look really ugly. I'm trying to stop biting them but the swelling doenst go. It will take a long time. Is there any other way, like use some mdeciation perhaps, that will help me get rid of the swelling the colouredness faster?
No, not that I know of, other than general wound care.
Skin biting is a hard habit to break, it's medical name is Dermatophagia. It's considered a form of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. You might want to check into therapy or a support group -- if nothing else, they might know of ways to calm the redness/swelling faster.
Last edited by AuntieLeela; 09-26-2008 at 12:29 AM.
I bite the skin around my fingernails 
I have the bad habit of biting my nails since I was a kid. Now its been a few years since i have started peeling off the skin around my fingernails. My fingertips have swollen and turned red. They look really ugly. 
I'm trying to stop biting them but the swelling doenst go. It will take a long time. Is there any other way, like use some mdeciation perhaps, that will help me get rid of the swelling the colouredness faster?
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