What Causes Dark Bands On The Nails?

Posted on Thu, 2 Nov 2017

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Question : does my thumbnail look normal? very odd question but i just noticed i have a dark band that is right above my lunula. it may have always been like but not sure. Any ideas?

Answered by Dr. Dr. Kakkar (5 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Normal finding

Detailed Answer:
Hello. Thank you.
I am Dr. Kakkar (Dermatologist and Venereologist). I have noted your concern.

I've reviewed the picture, you seem to have a thin nail plate and that band is due to vascular nail matrix.

It's pretty normal.

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee