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What recommendations do you offer for patients who have nail longitudinal ridging?

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Dermatology · Weill Cornell Medical College

Nail longitudinal ridging is also called onychorrhexis. Onychorrhexis may become more prominent with age and is a diagnostic feature of brittle nail syndrome, along with onychoschizia, or nail peeling. For onychorrhexis, I recommend moisturizers around the nailfolds, clear nail protectants to the na...

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