• Brittle nails: nails prone to verticle splitting ans separation of layer. Caused by overexposure to water or some household chemicals
• Ingrown nail: edges of nail digging into skin around it. Caused by too tight of shoes or improper trimming. Can lead to infection
• Onychomycosis: also known as the fungal infection. account for half of all nail disorders. Due to constant exposure to warmth and moisture
• Bacterial and viral infections can also affect nails
• Yellow nail syndrome: occurs when growth and thickening of nails stops completely. Sometimes a sign of a respritory disease
• Spoon nails: nails are malformed so that outer surfaces are concave instead of convex. often a sign of iron deficiency.
• Beau's lines: lines that go horizontally through nail. indicate that at the time that portion of the nail was grown there was a temporary interference with the growth
• Vertical ridges: is common and does not usually indicate any serious problems. also get more frequent as individuals get older
• Half and half: a transverse line forms on the nail to partition it into a distal brown or pink region and a proximal dull white region
• Hapalonychia: a condition in which the free edges to the nail bends and breaks as a result of nail thinning

**The state of a persons fingernails and toenails can be indicative of that persons overall health**

PRETTY MUCH EVERYONE GETS SKIN CANCER IF YOU LIVE LONG ENOUGH..............

Fair skin. Having less pigment (melanin) in your skin provides less protection from damaging UV radiation. If you have blond or red hair, light-colored eyes, and you freckle or sunburn easily, you're much more likely to develop skin cancer than a person with darker features is. Excessive sun exposure. Those who spend considerable amount of time in the sun may develop skin cancer, especially if your skin isn't protected by sunscreen or clothing. Whether or not tanning in tanning beds or under the sun damage to your skin is debateable. Your skin, and body, needs vitamin D which is produced from UV rays. Moles. People who have many moles or abnormal moles called dysplastic nevi are at increased risk of skin cancer. These abnormal moles — which look irregular are generally larger than normal moles — are more likely than others to become cancerous. If you have a history of abnormal moles, watch them regularly for changes. Precancerous skin lesions. Having skin lesions known as actinic keratoses can increase your risk of developing skin cancer. These precancerous skin growths typically appear as rough, scaly patches that range in color from brown to dark pink. They're most common on the face, lower arms and hands of fair-skinned people with sun damaged skin. Age. The risk of developing skin cancer increases with age, primarily because many skin cancers develop slowly. The damage that occurs during childhood or adolescence may not become apparent until middle age. Still, skin cancer isn't limited to older people. Basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas are increasing rapidly among women younger than 40.MOH's SURGERY is microscopically controlled surgery that is highly effective for common types of skin cancer, with a cure rate cited between 97 to 99% for basal cell carcinoma, the most common type of skin cancer, and for squamous cell carcinoma. It has been used in the removal of melanoma-in-situ, but this is an unproven treatment. Because the Mohs procedure is micrographically controlled, it provides precise removal of the cancerous tissue, while healthy tissue is spared. Mohs surgery is relatively expensive when compared to other surgical modalities. However, in anatomically important areas (eyelid, nose, lips), tissue sparing and low recurrence rate makes it a procedure of choice by many physicians.

Types of Skin Cancer

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