:|I have a client who is a carer, so is very busy most days, a manicure a month is a real treat for her, I popped in to see her yesterday, and she had snapped a nail she does suffer from a raised beau's line /ridge along that nail is there anything I can apply to help with this, I do gently buff when I manicure but wondered if there is a treatment that she could use to help with this? Or should I just continue as Im doing. I am going to do a manicure on Wednesday, and would love any suggestions. I did just file the nail to get rid of the sharpness, but there was a tiny split in the nail midway on, which I suggested she cover with a tiny plaster to stop it splitting further. so Ive gone on!
Beau's lines?
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Is it just the one nail that she has the ridges on?
Are you sure it isn't Habit Tic?
If the ridges aren't too deep you could suggest a natural nail overlay and add a tiny bit of length by using a sculpting form to seal the split. One of my clients suffers with split and peeling nails due to her health and medication, the NNO works really well for her.
hth's
Are you sure it isn't Habit Tic?
If the ridges aren't too deep you could suggest a natural nail overlay and add a tiny bit of length by using a sculpting form to seal the split. One of my clients suffers with split and peeling nails due to her health and medication, the NNO works really well for her.
hth's
geeg
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Beau's lines are not caused by breaks.
Beau's lines are depressions or 'valleys' that stretch vertically across the width of the nail plate. they are caused when the growth of the plate is temporarily slowed or halted. When this occurs, a depression is formed on the surface of the nail plate. In extreme cases, the plate depression can extend completely through to the nail bed, and nail plate, shedding can occur.
Beau's lines are usually a result of severe short term illness (i.e. pneumonia, fevers, drug reactions, heart attacks etc.) the lines usually emerge from under the eponychium about a month after the onset of the illness. ALL the nails (including toe nails) are usually involved, but there have been rare cases where only a few nail plates are affected.
Beau's lines are depressions or 'valleys' that stretch vertically across the width of the nail plate. they are caused when the growth of the plate is temporarily slowed or halted. When this occurs, a depression is formed on the surface of the nail plate. In extreme cases, the plate depression can extend completely through to the nail bed, and nail plate, shedding can occur.
Beau's lines are usually a result of severe short term illness (i.e. pneumonia, fevers, drug reactions, heart attacks etc.) the lines usually emerge from under the eponychium about a month after the onset of the illness. ALL the nails (including toe nails) are usually involved, but there have been rare cases where only a few nail plates are affected.
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Mrs.Clooney
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I agree that it is more likely to be Habit Tic rather than Beau's Lines which as Geeg said, are due to an interuption in the growth of the nail plate, unless this carer is herself unwell and/or on medication to cause this.
As this appears to be a constant problem for your client on one particular nail, then it is possible she has a habit of rubbing or picking at the nail without even being aware that she is doing so. Over time the damage caused by Habit Tic can be permanent.
If your client can't afford more time for regular manicures,then as Sandi mentioned, natural nail overlay could help including lots of nourishing cuticle oil.
As this appears to be a constant problem for your client on one particular nail, then it is possible she has a habit of rubbing or picking at the nail without even being aware that she is doing so. Over time the damage caused by Habit Tic can be permanent.
If your client can't afford more time for regular manicures,then as Sandi mentioned, natural nail overlay could help including lots of nourishing cuticle oil.
thanks you for advice, there is a couple more nails which are not as bad, but the thumb nail which she has broken had split down on of these furrows, i will take some solar oil with me for her too try. i was worried as id never seen a nail split so badly down before.
