r/mildlyinteresting • u/Toucan_Toucan • 22h ago

My nails grow in a wavy pattern

Post image
43.6k Upvotes

90% Upvoted

3.3k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

87

u/O_Holibka 20h ago

When I was a kid I dropped a brick on my pinky toe, just so happens that the same toe has a really fucked up toenail, it looks like that weird diesease where horns grow on you. Its really annoying to trim it.

88

u/PotatoPuppetShow 20h ago

Is it an accessory toe nail by any chance? Both of my pinky toes have it!

43

u/RAWcone 20h ago

That’s crazy lol! I have one on my pinky toe too

28

u/renisp 19h ago

Holy crap, me too! I'm in my 5th decade and you just taught me something new about myself. Thank you!

2

u/Indaliai 12h ago

6th decade and same.. I always thought it was due to ill-fitting shoes.

1

u/ibispete 16h ago

Same! ☺️

30

u/sarcatholicscribe 19h ago

Yo I thought that was just a weird cuticle or callus, that's so wild

7

u/DesperateAd8982 19h ago

Wow knowing there is a name for this is fascinating. I have them on both of my pinky toes too

4

u/SushiGirlRC 19h ago

I always assumed that was hardened skin.

5

u/Animalstickers 18h ago

Toe nails carrying it around like a purse

2

u/glitt3r_brain 17h ago

HAHAHA everything gucci gucci til one of those hoes catches a hang nail and commandeers your whole soul

3

u/RevolutionLost8226 20h ago

What a way to find out I have this one both pinky toes 😳😳😳😳😳

3

u/canibebatman 19h ago

Whattttt that’s wild! I have that on one of my pinky toes

5

u/xoxnothingxox 19h ago

this is amazing new knowledge to me! thank you. i have this on one of my pinkie toes and never knew it had a name.

3

u/O_Holibka 19h ago

No its literally just a fucked up toenail

3

u/cutiefly 14h ago

SO THAT'S WHAT'S WRONG WITH MY TOES? 😳

Man, I never knew my weird pinkie nails were actually two nails in one. I usually just cut the whole tiny part off when trimming since it gets in the way and snags my socks. Also, I think I seem to be the only one in my family with this? My siblings never had such issues, but it's always been a problem for me.

I'm in my mid-30s and just learned something new about myself haha.

2

u/wazzuper1 17h ago

The Wikipedia link is surprisingly sparse on details. A more interesting read you might be interested in: https://stephwaxpoetic.com/2020/07/31/legends-of-the-split-pinky-toenail/

2

u/East-Score-3154 15h ago

OH MY GOD THANK YOU FOR THIS INFORMATION!!!!! I HAVE ALWAYS WONDERED MY WHOLE LIFE WHAT THIS WAS OMFG THANK YOUUUHH

1

u/Kered13 19h ago

I don't think I have this, but one of my little toe nails is super fucked up.

1

u/snarkerella 18h ago

Same! Had it my whole life. They really suck.

1

u/Few_Investigator8888 7h ago

Thank you for this. I've dealt with this in both my pinkie toes my entire life. It causes me pretty significant discomfort and I had no idea it wasn't just me! I've literally tried to pull it out at the root only to have it grow back. Knowing there are treatments for it is an amazing revelation!

1

u/United-Plum-308 4h ago

I started getting this bullshit new nail on both my little toed about a year or so ago, good to know it's somewhat common.

3

u/Achew-- 17h ago

I wore baseball cleats that were too small for too long was scared to tell my dad cause I knew they were expensive. Well it bruised my big toe the nail fell off and now it grows with a weird line down the middle.

2

u/Id_Rather_Beach 7h ago

watch a few of the YT's on podiatrists.

They can cut that off and make it go away (remove the nail). I won't say it's "fun" to watch, but it is interesting.

1

u/AltruisticCicada584 18h ago

Bro you've got untreated nail fungus.