I am in my early thirties and have lots of fine vertical ridges in my
nails. I certainly didn't have these when I was in my teens (when I
first paid attention to my nails, ie), they've been appearing
gradually since my twenties, so I am attributing this to ageing.

The odd thing is that nobody else in my family has the ridges to the
extent that I do.

I would feel kind of silly booking a doctor's appointment for this,
but maybe I should?

Thanks for any input!

My dermatologist recommended taking Appearex (biotin) for this. I have only
taken it for 2 weeks, and it will take a few months, he says, to notice any
difference. I'll try to remember to post when I can tell if it is helping.
.. . .


"Penelope" <penelope@rescueteam.com> wrote in message
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"S. Wheeler" <swheeler1spam@houston.rr.com> wrote in message
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Wow, I've just been reading up on biotin, it seems to be good for lots
of things, even female alopecia, and certainly reports of nail
improvement are all over the place. It's even used for horses hooves.
I haven't come across any reports of adverse effects either.

It seems you can get it fairly cheaply at nutritional supplement
stores, so I wonder if Appearex has a special form of biotin to cost
$25 for 30 tablets of 2.5 mg. (I've seen 100 tablets of 1 mg for
under $5 online.)

Thanks for the tip, I'll definitely try this out!

"S. Wheeler" <swheeler1spam@houston.rr.com> wrote in message news:<yneVa.128971$xg5.92634@twister.austin.rr.com >...

Do you mean those little striations running in the direction in which the
nail grows? I've had those all my life. I like them. They add a not of
interest to what would otherwise be a blank & uninteresting stretch of
unadorned chitin. I understand that manicurists try to remove them. That's
why I prefer to do my own nails....

Tom Parsons

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On 28 Jul 2003 11:52:58 -0700, while driving the porcelain bus,
penelope@rescueteam.com (Penelope) wailed loudly and vomited the
words:

it's a condition, not a disease. i can't remember exactly what
they're called. corrugations? something like that. if you're
wanting to make them go away immediately, you could try using
ridge-filler before you apply your nail polish. (of course, that
won't make them go away - it will just give you a smooth surface
on which to apply your polish.)

david
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Penelope wrote:
Vertical ridges are a normal part of aging. Horizontal ridges
usually indicate some sort of damage to the nail bed or appear after a
prolonged illness.
Ridge fillers, to me, are worthless, put them on, take them off,
lather, rinse, repeat. It's much easier to buff them off with a nail
buffer.

Lynn

penelope@rescueteam.com (Penelope) wrote in message news:<8ca1b99f.0307281052.1e2338f3@posting.google. com>...
From what I've heard about it, the ridges are usually due to ageing,
but they could also be caused by poor circulation or anemia. Does
either run in your family? If so, you may want to ask your doctor
about it.

charli

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Sierra wrote:

If they are that weak and thin, it sounds like a nutritional deficit of some
kind.
-sk

"Lynn A." <arvlynNOSPAM@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:3F2603E5.20204@yahoo.com...


reference please?

rosie readandpost wrote:


It was weird, after I posted that last night, I read an article in
the weekend newspaper about it. It was in Dr. Donohue's column.
Cool, I found it... Here's what he says...
"Vertically ridged nails are not a sign of any on-going illness or
any deficiency. They are an all-but-universal consequence of aging."

Lynn