How long it takes for a patient to heal from a bruised toenail depends on the patient’s healing ability, the severity of the bruised toenail, and whether there is a local infection. If the patient’s healing ability is strong, the local damage to the toenail is mild, the extent of bruising is relatively limited, and no serious infection has occurred. As long as the patient takes sufficient rest, applies topical musk blood-stasis ointment and takes oral medication such as swelling and pain, the bruised toenail can be completely healed in about a week. If the patient’s healing ability is not good, the bruise is extensive, and there is acute inflammation such as redness, swelling, heat, and pain, the bruise often takes a longer time to be completely absorbed even if the topical application of Ruyi Jinhuang cream and vigorous iodine gauze is applied, and the patient takes oral amoxicillin capsules to strengthen anti-infection treatment. Some patients even need two weeks for the toenail to heal completely.