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Ridges in nails.
Also known as beau s lines they could signal disease or just be a remnant of an old injury says dr.
They often become more numerous or prominent with age possibly due to variations in cell turnover within your nail.
Ridges are among the different kinds of nail abnormalities that can develop due to aging nail injury or trauma or underlying medical conditions.
Ridges in fingernails that run side to side are less common and might give you more pause.
Aging is the most common cause of fingernail ridges.
Vertical nail ridges which are fairly common extend from the cuticle to the tip of your nail.
The fingernails are made of a protein called keratin which is also found in the skin and hair.
Fingernails are made by living skin cells in your fingers.
Many people notice an increase in vertical ridges of the fingernails as they age and this can be a normal development.
Skin dryness can also cause these ridges.
They arise because there is a temporary stop in nail growth in the proximal nail matrix where the fingernail is made she says.