What's with the vertical lines on your nails?

Dr. Riley Reed
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2025-04-30 20:59:12 Views: 37 times

Vertical striations on nails are mostly normal. Normal is an appearance due to local poor blood circulation or aging skin. If vertical striations are more frequent, especially in the middle of the nail plate, it may be due to damage to the nail matrix or other causes of nail dystrophy. However, this situation generally has no obvious harm to human health, and can be appropriately applied to the deck or nail matrix.

What's with the vertical lines on your nails?



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