Child's toenails are sunken

Parents are very concerned about their children's growth and development, so once they experience any discomfort, they will become extremely worried. Current studies have found that nail depression may be a symptom of psoriasis. Parents in need need to have a certain understanding of this disease, so that they can do preventive work in advance and make timely judgments when symptoms occur.

1. Easy to break: due to insufficient liver blood

If the nails are very soft, brittle, thin, and easy to break, and the nails easily separate from the nail bed, it is likely that you have insufficient liver blood. You need to supplement calcium, protein, collagen, etc. in appropriate amounts. You can eat more pork skin, tendons, pig's trotters, etc.

In addition, if burrs frequently appear around the nails, it is mostly a sign of deficiency. Nails may become dry and brittle, easily cracked or broken, or have deformed nail beds, which may be caused by common diseases such as thyroid disease.

Depression: Beware of Psoriasis

Dr. Tamara Leo says if your nails appear pitted or wrinkled, beware of psoriasis or inflammatory arthritis. Studies have found that for 10% of psoriasis patients, the initial symptom is cracked nails or depressed nail beds.

2. Pay attention to children's nail shedding

1. Protect your nails

When the nails and nail beds fall off, you should take care to protect the nails. Do not always use the hand with the fallen nails to play or eat. Remember to wear gloves when necessary to prevent the nails from coming into contact with bleach or other chemicals. Do not bite your nails.

2. Apply anti-inflammatory drugs

When nails fall off, they not only affect the appearance, but are also easily infected with fungi, causing diseases such as onychomycosis and paronychia. Therefore, it is recommended that you go to the hospital as soon as possible after your nails fall off and consult a doctor to find out whether you need to apply anti-inflammatory drugs to prevent fungal infection, nail ulceration, and affect the growth rate.

3. Don’t take the initiative to remove the nail

If the baby's nails have not fallen off completely, be careful not to pull out the remaining nails actively to avoid damaging the nail bed. Pay attention to hand hygiene in daily care and warn children not to pull, scrape or pull nails that are about to fall off.