Causes Of Vertical Lines On Your Nails and What to Do About It - Nuse Healthy

Types of fingernail ridges Although everyone’s nail ridges may look a little different, most can be lumped into two categories: Vertical fingernail ridges Vertical nail ridges are raised lines that run from your cuticle to the tip of your fingernail, and are a super common, normal sign of aging. “The skin under the nail plate loses some structural integrity and becomes wrinkled, much like other areas of aging skin,” says Los Angeles-based board-certified dermatologist Tsippora Shainhouse, M.D. Horizontal fingernail ridges Horizontal nail ridges (lines that run from side to side) are known as Beau’s lines. These are less common than vertical ridges, but equally pesky. “When horizontal ridges occur in a single nail, it’s usually due to trauma to the nail matrix (the area where your fingernails start to grow),” says Dr. Shainhouse. Things like picking your nails, jamming the cuticle back, or getting your finger caught in the door can cause a dent in the “conveyor belt,” so future nail plat