Potato chips aren't the only things that can have ridges. Nails that have even, vertical ridges are totally notmal-a sign not of any health problems, but of age (they tend to become more accentuated as you get older). But a condition called Beau's lines is a sign of a more systemic health issue. "If a person has been very sick or gone through a lot of stress, the nail may stop growing," Kleinsmith explains. 'When it starts growing again, an indentation occurs at that spot on the nail. " As the nail grows out over the next several months, these indentations (probably in about the same place on each nail) will become visible.
A single deep ridge in just one nail may indicate that there's a small wart or syst at the base of the nail that is putting pressure on the nail matrix and affecting the way the new nails grow.
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