Visible depressions running across the width of the natural nail plate caused by major illness or injury that tramatized the body such as pnemonia, adverse drug reaction, surgery, heart failure, massive injury or high fever.

Ok to treat in Salon.

Condition in which a blood clot forms under the nail plate, forming a dark purplish spot, usually due to injury.

Ok in Salon.

Wavy ridges caused by uneven nail growth; usually a result of illness or injury.

Ok in salon.

Noticeably thin, white nail plate that is more flexible than normal. Usually caused by improper diet, hereditary factors, internal disease or medication.

Ok in salon.

Depressions in the nail that run either lengthwise or across the nail; result from injury, illness, stress or prenancy.

Ok in salon.

The living skin splits around the nail; caused by dryness of the skin or cutting the living skin.

Ok in salon if not infected.

Redness, pain, swelling, or pus.

Refer to doctor.

Whitish discoloration of the nails; usually caused by injury at the base of the nail.

Ok in the salon.

Darkening of the fingernails or toenails.

Ok in the salon

A condition caused by injury or disease.

Ok in salon if not infected.

Often causes tiny pits or severe roughness on the surface of the nail plate.

Refer to doctor.

An abnormal condition that occurs when skin is stretched by the nail plate; not interchangeable with cuticle.

Ok in the salon if not infected.

Atrophy or wasting away of the nail; caused by injury or disease

Refer to doctor.

Overgrowth in thickness of the nail; caused by local infection, internal imbalance or may be hereditary.

Ok in salon if not infected.

An inflammation of the nail matrix followed by shedding of the natural nail plate.

Refer to a doctor.

or ingrown nails, can affect fingers as well as toes.

Ok in salon if not infected.

Thickening and increased curvature of the nail.

ok in the salon.

Loosening of the nail without shedding.

Ok in the salon if not infected.

Separation and falling off of a nail from the nail bed.

Ok in salon if not infected.

A fungal infection of the nail plate.

Refer to doctor

Onychophagy

or bitten nails; is the result of a habit that prompts the individual to chew the nail or the hardened damaged skin surrounding the nail plate.

Ok in salon

Growth of horny epithelium in the nail bed.

refer to doctor

Periodic shedding of one or more nail.

refer to doctor.

Abnormal brittleness with striation (lines) of the nail plate.

ok in the salon

The term used for any deformity of disease of the nails.

ok in the salon if not infected.

Bacterial inflammation of the tissues around the nail; pus, thickening, and brown discoloration of the nail plate.

Refer to doctor.

Folded nails

ok in salon

One of several common bacteria that can cause nail infection.

Refer to doctor.

Forward growth of the cuticle.

Ok in salon if not infected.

Severe inflammation of the nail in which a lump of red tissue grows up from the nail bed to the nail plate.

refer to doctor.

Verticle lines running the length of the natural nail plate, usually related to normal aging.

ok in salon.

Increased crosswise curvature throughout the nail plate.

ok in salon

Medical term for fungal infections of the feet.

refer to doctor.

Reddened patches of small blistered; slight or severe itching.

refer to doctor.

Whitish patches on the nail that can be scraped off or long yellowish streaks within the nail substance.

ok in salon.

Edges of the nail plate curl around to form the shape of a trumpet or cone around the free edge.

ok in salon.