Photosynthetic gorgonian injury question - I did a stupid

[MHTorringjan]

So, I was hoping for some advice on an injury to my PS Gorg. I was removing some hair algae today and my hand accidentally caught one branch as I was pulling the algae loose. It looked like I pulled the outer layer of the coral loose from the skeleton (but not fully off).

I slid it back as it was before and the other branches look fine but the polyps on that one haven’t opened yet.

Any advice on this situation? Should I leave it because it will heal, fully remove that branch as an infection risk, just wait and see? Photo of the coral in question (from my Reddit post) attached.

TIA!

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

It will heal. My gorg has a branch that gets sucked into my gyre sometimes and the top of the branch gets stripped and just leaves a white nub, it always grows back.

 

[MHTorringjan]

It will heal. My gorg has a branch that gets sucked into my gyre sometimes and the top of the branch gets stripped and just leaves a white nub, it always grows back.

Thank you for the peace of mind!