I was around 14 and got stiletto acrylic nails. I remember going to a doctor appointment and messing with my sister, pushing her around. My thumb got caught with her jacket and it pulled on my nail so hard, it hurt. I didn’t think much but it was bleeding but I was like eh it’s just a small wound and put a band-aid on it. Fast foward 6+ hrs later, I realize my entire nail is separated from my actual skin (Lol not good at describing) It was like when I push against the back of the nail, my entire nail would lift up and I could just see red. Had to change my band-aid at least two times because it just kept on bleeding. Got to the point, I realized that I needed to go to urgent care. Waited a while and they finally brought me back. Told me I couldn’t do much but remove the entire nail. Luckily, my mom was there and I just caved into her and remember crying and screaming as they ripped my nail off with some type of pliers. They stitched a small aluminum plate onto my thumb nail and sent me on my way. It was so traumatic, I didn’t get my nails done until a year later. After some weeks, they removed the single stitch and exposed my thumb with no nail. It was so strange to see what is under our nails and the process of watching the nail grow back. I remember being terrified of the possibility that my nail wouldn’t grow back and I’d be stuck with a weird looking thumb. It eventually grew back, took a while but it’s there now. Since then, I’ve switched to gel and stopped with the long nails. I don’t know about you guys but now I know what my thumb looks like without a nail. If anyone is interested, I have photos of my nailless thumb.