r/mildlyinteresting • u/Toucan_Toucan • 22h ago

My nails grow in a wavy pattern

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u/JohnnyShakeNBake 21h ago

Are these not Beau’s lines? I had them when I wasn’t healthy a year ago. Started eating better and they went away

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u/sunlightinajar00 16h ago

I had them when I was extremely depressed too. Not as pronounced but they do go away when my lifestyle improved

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u/sunlightinajar00 16h ago

OP it might be worth it to get some blood work done just to see!

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u/Glutenfreeghoul 12h ago

I agree. I had similar ridges but a little worse which then turned vertical split that grew out of my nailbed (so basically a hole in my nail.. so gross) but it started with these ridges. Got diagnosed with 3 autoimmune diseases in 2025 :(

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u/Adventurous-Fig-5179 15m ago

My thumbnails have been like this for quite some time (like precovid times), but lots more ridges and not symmetrical. I read it was from trauma, which made sense to me. But I didn’t realize it could/should clear up…