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What Does A White Line On The Nail Around The Tip Indicate?
Question: does this line on my nail mean I'm. Dying please help it's around the tip looks like it's under the nail
it looks like a thin white line under the now it's not a straight line it actually looks like a nail under my nail
it looks like a thin white line under the now it's not a straight line it actually looks like a nail under my nail
Brief Answer:
It's a normal nail
Detailed Answer:
Thank you.
It's a perfectly normal nail. The curved white line which you are concerned about is hyponychium which is due to the thickened epithelium attachment just beneath the free edge of the nail plate. It is normal.
Regards
It's a normal nail
Detailed Answer:
Thank you.
It's a perfectly normal nail. The curved white line which you are concerned about is hyponychium which is due to the thickened epithelium attachment just beneath the free edge of the nail plate. It is normal.
Regards
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