nail matrix

Nail matrix: You don't see most of this, yet it may be the most important.

A wide wedge resection, with a total cleaning of nail matrix, has a nearly 100% success rate.

Little pits in your nails: A doctor may call this pitting of the nail matrix.

Other common valleculae are: in the nail matrix, and in the throat.

Nails grow from thin area called the nail matrix; growth of nails is 1 mm per week on average.

If you want to avoid future infection by preventing the nail from growing back, your doctor can destroy the nail matrix.

The nail plate is generated by the nail matrix located just under the cuticle.

It is believed that there is a temporary cessation of cell division in the nail matrix.

Onychomatricoma is a cutaneous condition characterized by a distinctive tumor of the nail matrix.

Outlining the nail matrix, the lunula is a very delicate part of the nail structure.

The "Avulsion procedure" is a simple method, but surgeon needs to be experienced for a total destruction, or removal of the nail matrix.

The nail matrix is the formative layer of cells at the base of the fingernail or toenail.

The cuticle, also dead tissue, is an extension of the skin of the finger that helps to protect the nail matrix from infection and injury.

Occasionally the black appearance under an injured nail may mean damage to the nail matrix, the area where the nail first begins to form.

For a chronic severe fungal nail infection, you can choose to have the nail matrix destroyed during the removal procedure.

The lunula is the visible portion of the distal nail matrix that extends beyond the proximal nailfold.

In worst cases, if the infection causes injury or damage to the nail matrix, deformity in the nail may become permanent.

The matrix is sometimes called the matrix unguis, keratogenous membrane, nail matrix, or onychostroma.

That destroys the cuticles, which destroys the nail matrix and affects nail growth and strength.

Crumbling of the nail: The condition is also called nail plate crumbling at the nail bed or nail matrix.

The claw grows outward from the nail matrix at the base of the unguis and the subunguis grows thicker while travelling across the nail bed.

Accordingly, in some cases as determined by a doctor, the nail matrix is coated with a chemical (usually phenol) so none of the nail will ever grow back.

It may be caused by cirrhosis, chemotherapy, or physical injury to the nail matrix (e.g., excessive nail "tapping", or slamming in a car door).

The nail consists of the nail plate, the nail matrix and the nail bed below it, and the grooves surrounding it.

The Vandenbos Procedure is a highly effective method that focuses on excision of excessive nail fold tissue without affecting the healthy nail and nail matrix.