Beaus Lines Only On Big Toenails
Beaus lines on toenails.
Beaus lines only on big toenails. They may look like indentations or ridges in the nail plate. Beaus lines are deep grooved lines that run from side to side on the fingernail or the toenail. 657 this condition of the nail was named by a french physician joseph honore simon beau 18061865 who first described it in 1846.
The involvement of multiple nails may suggest a systemic cause including a side effect from medication but the phenomenon may be limited to just the thumb nails and big toe nails. However beaus lines can result from any disease process or illness that is severe enough to affect the growth plate of the nail. Trauma or injury may also be a cause of beaus lines or nail ridges.
They usually develop when nail plate growth which begins in the nail matrix located under the cuticle is temporarily disrupted. You may be referring to beaus lines which are grooves that run horizontally across the nail plate. The timing of the disease can be estimated by measuring the distance from the beaus line to the nail bed.
Beaus lines occur along the fingernails and the toenails. Malnutrition and chemotherapy drugs for cancer can also cause beaus lines. Beaus lines on toenails are grooves or depressions that run across the toenails.
These grooves can give your nails an uneven appearance affecting most of your manicure sessions and more. Its not too big of a concern if you have this issue although your cosmetic concerns are quite justifiable.