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    what causes ridges in fingernails besides maybe age?

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    You have a pattern on your nails which is genetically controlled.  Check with your family for fun to see who else has it, siblings or parents, etc.  I also have them, they run vertical down each fingernail.  It is a recessive trait, not many have it.  We are collector's items, I guess...

    Poppy3

    bustieone - I have these too - I did not think it to be a genetic problem - I have these only recently and thougth it was old age or perhaps not rubbing stuff into the nail. I am not sure what kind of a collectors item I would be - perhaps an inexpensive antique.
    mycatsmom

    maybe I can sell myself to an antique shop ;-)

    Good info here...http://voices.yahoo.com/what-causes-ridges-fingernails-can-782677.html

    I have these too. I heard it means you're going to have a heart problem. . My aunt had them in her 50s and 60s on her thumb nail, mostly .......like I do ; and she lived to be 83. Back in the 80s, a male nurse I worked with told me if you have those creases in your earlobes, it means you're going to have a heart problem. He did end up having a by-pass. But, he smoked.  I have those crease in my ear lobes too. My aunt had them too.  Oh, well, we're all going to have a heart problem if we live long enough.

    bustieone

    They say we will all get cancer if we live long enough! Cheery thoughts, Huh? I have had a femoral catherization (had side effects of Celebrex) they thought I had a coronory issue. The results made cardiologist say, you are going to die of something, someday, but I guarantee, it will not be heart related! I was squeeky clean in there, so I put no faith in the ridged nail theory, and I have had them since childhood...


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