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Flaking and Peeling of Nails
Caused by chemicals, diet, ill health, water, nail biting, neglect, poor circ. Treat with Hydration. |
Lamellar Dystrophy
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 Atrophy of the Nail plate Treat by stimulating growth |
Onychatrophia
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Nail Biting
Apply no bite products and nourish surrounding skin |
Onychophagy
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 Buised nail bed Refer to Doctor if severe |
Hematoma
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Wavy Ridges of furrows running across nail Plate
Causes can be age or diet issues Treat by buffing |
Corrugations
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 Splits in the Peronychium Caused by dryness Treat by cutting away excess and hydrating cuticles |
Hangnails
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 Ingrown toenails Caused by pressure of shoes Contraindication if there is infection |
Onychocryptosis
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 Overgrowth of nails, look like chalk white and flaking. Caused by chemical damage Treat by buffing gently and rehydrating nail plate |
Onychauxis
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 Nail end coils upwards, brittle thin nails Cause can be iron deficiency or thyroid issues Treat by filing nails short and strenghtening them |
Koilonychia
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 Fragility and splits in the nail plate Often caused by chemicals Treat by rehydrating the nail plate |
Onychorrhexis
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 White spots on the nail Damage has occured at matrix level, will grow out and can be covered by polish |
Leuconychia
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 Claw like nails thick and curved under Age often cause, thicken of plate and shoes can contribute Treat best you can by buffing |
Onycogryphosis
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 Transverse ridges on the nail plate Due to trauma of the nail, old age, or serious disease Treat by buffing and using ridge filler |
Beaus Lines
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 A chemical Causes this damage Treat by rehydrating the nail plate |
MMA Damage (Methyl Methacrylate), liquid polymer, banned substance
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 Verticle pigmented bands or nail moles in nail bed that show thru the nail plate Refer to doctor incase it is melanoma |
Melanonychia
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