Your fingernails are most likely nothing to worry about, except if they bother you cosmetically. Vertical ridges are apparently quite common and there may be a genetic factor -- do you know if your mom and/or dad have fingernails with ridges?
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Just in the past year one of my fingernails occasionally is dented in, kind of bumpy horizontally across the nail where the nail begins. It happened once this summer, then grew out and then just lately I noticed that fingernail didn't appear to have a cuticle and then a week later the bumpiness or ridges appeared.
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Nail abnormalities are problems with the color, shape, texture, or thickness of the fingernails or toenails. ... Just like the skin, the fingernails tell a lot about your health.
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Your toenails and fingernails protect the tissues of your toes and fingers. They are made up of layers of a hardened protein called keratin, which is also in your hair and skin. Your nails' health can be a clue to your overall health.
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Subject: What causes fingernails to have ridges? ... Date: Fri Jul 14 02:25:57 2000; Posted by John P. Rosenberg; Grade level: 4-6 School: Lockhurst Elementary; City: Woodland Hills State/Province: CA Country: USA; Area of science: Medicine; ID: 963555957.Me...
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Lately I have noticed that my fingernails have ridges in them that run from cuticle to tip and feel bumpy when you run your finger across the nail, side to side. Have been spending alot more time with my hands in the clay the last year.
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She closed her eyes and clasped her hands into fists until her fingernails dented her palms. All the optimism she had summoned during her sunny day by the ocean drained out of her. Why can’t I hate him? It would be so much easier.
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If you think you have developed an infection on and around your toenails or fingernails, go and see your doctor for advice. ... Manicure; For healthy fingernails, regularly: ... soak fingernails in warm soapy water, and pat dry...
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