Attractive hands and fingernails are of great importance for many people.
Those who have beautiful hands and nails like to show them off and appear well-groomed and body-conscious to others. But numerous factors can lead to the fact that the nails do not correspond to this ideal.
The nails can change in shape and color, from small white spots to brown or black discolored nails, grooves can form or a nail grows in. Sometimes such nail changes are also an indication of an existing disease.
Factors such as injuries, medication or skin diseases can cause so-called nail formation disorders, which lead to changes in the color and shape of the nails.
Some nail diseases can also make the nails look unsightly. Psoriasis of the nails can cause the nails to become stained and grooved or even completely destroyed.
Nail bed inflammation can cause a collection of pus under the nail and cause unpleasant pain.
The following pages will tell you how to recognize the various nail changes and what to do about them.
