Title: horizontal straight depression on thumbnail - Dermatology - MedHelp
Headings: horizontal straight depression on thumbnail
horizontal straight depression on thumbnail
Content: but straight. It is directly in the middle of my nail. I have seen many things on the internet about this, but was wanting to see what u thought. I have been pretty stressed lately. Another question is, if its directly in the middle, do you know when approximately this could of happened to my nail? im assuming it takes a couple of months to get to the middle? Just wndering, if this could b from porr diet, stress, or a number of things.. or is this a regular phenemonon.. thanks for any help on this ,, i am adding a link to some pictures of my thumb..
thank you
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Jasmina Jankicevic, MD, MSc, CCRP
Welcome to the Dermatology Expert Forum! Thank you for your question. Only one horizontal depression present on only one fingernail is usually caused by trauma (usually accidental physical trauma) of nail matrix (nail “root”). It should grow out of your nail bed in 2-3 months.