Question to general practitioner Maarten: Problems with my fingernails and toenails
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Dear Martin,
I've been having problems with my fingernails and toenails for a good six months now. They become brittle, crumble. All nails show vertical grooves. Sometimes part of the nail loosens. The result is that I get stuck everywhere when I want to do something. I don't feel any pain but it is quite difficult. Sometimes the nail is very thin or parts are completely gone.
I am 62 years old and have never experienced such problems. At first, fungus (Fungus) was thought of. But after a visit to a clinic it turned out to be 20 nail distrophy. I had never heard of this. The cause is unknown, the doctor said.
Now it appears that there is no medication or no adequate treatment for it. Is this correct? I've been taking vitamins every day for 1 month now, but I don't see any improvement yet.
What do you advise me to do? Apart from the problems described above, it is also not a pretty sight.
I can of course mask my nails, but that only makes working more difficult.
I seem to remember that Michael Jackson did too. The reason behind that is unknown to me.
I'm white already, unfortunately I can't sing and dance at all....;-))
Regards,
W.
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