Though psoriasis most often affects skin, it can affect nails as well. By understanding the symptoms you may help a client seek treatment before it gets out of hand.
The Nail Doctor tackles your pressing questions on nail injuries and arthritis.
When a nail is injured, it can assume a number of different appearances. The most common, of course, would be a discoloration of the nail plate due to bleeding under or around the nail.
Two of the three latest treatments for fungal nail infections have been on the market for more than a year, and they have proved to work quickly, safely, and less expensively than the medications previously prescribed by dermatologists.
Nail problems in children and adolescents may often mirror those disorders found in adults, but some differences exist.
The stories your client s nails tell might not make you a fortune teller, but they do reveal more about her than the polish color she likes best.
Scar tissue on the nails, or pterygium, is not just troublesome cuticle material to be removed. It is sometimes indicative of a medical condition that needs to be treated by a physician.
Fungal infections of the nails have always been tough to treat, with available medications that were either too weak or too toxic. A new generation of treatments may finally turn the tide.
Although the cause of most nail pigment changes is benign (such as stains), more serious problems such as cancer must be considered.
This month's edition of the Nail Doctor is so jam-packed, we brought on two doctors to answer your pressing questions.
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