Quote Originally Posted by RoadBunner View Post
I've found that if the nail totally falls off, there's actually a very thin "nail" remaining underneath (vs. say regular skin). I just let it grow and eventually it thickens back up to normal. Make sure your toenails are trimmed as short as possible, too. If they're long, that's more leverage for the nail to get lifted off
Be careful trimming them very short, as this could lead to ingrowns. If you cut the toenal in a straight line across instead of making a deep curve down in twoards the side of the nail it is less likely to become ingrown.

My toenails are constantly in a state of disarray. I would think the missing toenail means your shoes are too small. I increased a 1/2 size in my most recent pair of running shoes, so now I wear a 9 in running shoes instead of my regular 8 1/2 street shoe. Your feet move around alot so make sure you ahve room!

K.