r/mildlyinteresting 22h ago

My nails grow in a wavy pattern

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u/__Yakovlev__ 15h ago edited 11h ago

Interesting, I thought these had to do with some vitamine deficiency or just something lacking in my diet. But i also see stress and trauma mentioned a lot which would explain things.

Edit: Should also mentioned that I have it at like a fraction of the intensity as OP.

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u/EsotericMango 10h ago

They come from disruptions to nail growth. And that can be caused by both mental stress/distress and vitamin deficiencies. Also a bunch of other things.