Has anyone come across this...extended hyponychium?

[RedAdmiral]

Oh I'm confused now......... I thought I had extended hyponychium which has nerve endings :smack:
Ok you can have extended nail beds then your normal hyponychium making it look like your hyponychium is extra long.......... or filbert nails which I would say look like a funny shape of skin under the nail which def cannot be trimmed down and sometimes curls with the nail........ am I close?

 

[geeg]

Oh I'm confused now......... I thought I had extended hyponychium which has nerve endings :smack:
Ok you can have extended nail beds then your normal hyponychium making it look like your hyponychium is extra long.......... or filbert nails which I would say look like a funny shape of skin under the nail which def cannot be trimmed down and sometimes curls with the nail........ am I close?

I don't think so . I am just pointing out that it is in fact the nail bed which is extended rather than just the hyponychium which is only the skin that is attached to the underside of the nail. The hyponychium itself is not loaded with nerve endings it is just a little piece of skin.

Filbert nails are not a funny shape of skin under the nail .. a filbert is a kind of nut like a hazelnut and the word is used to describe a shape of nail (basically rounded and short and squat like a hazelnut on the end of your finger).

 

[RedAdmiral]

Hmmm? I'm gonna use google images so it will click with me! My hyponychium extends thats all I know and I just customise forms. You can see it when I turn my hand over but it doesnt bother me.

 

[Retired]

Filbert nails are not a funny shape of skin under the nail .. a filbert is a kind of nut like a hazelnut and the word is used to describe a shape of nail (basically rounded and short and squat like a hazelnut on the end of your finger).[/quote]


Can I ask a question, please, Gigi? My mother, bless her, always used to say that she and I had "filbert" nails, and when I was at college my tutor commented that I had them as well. However, my nails are not what you describe. I have long nail beds, deep side walls and a high "c" curve, but I try not to let them grow really, really long as on my index fingers the free edge can curve inwards like a claw. I put it down to ageing because they didn't do that when I was younger and I have always had long nails since a teenager. Can you shed some light on this for me, please?

Thankx

 

[geeg]

Filbert nails are not a funny shape of skin under the nail .. a filbert is a kind of nut like a hazelnut and the word is used to describe a shape of nail (basically rounded and short and squat like a hazelnut on the end of your finger).

Can I ask a question, please, Gigi? My mother, bless her, always used to say that she and I had "filbert" nails, and when I was at college my tutor commented that I had them as well. However, my nails are not what you describe. I have long nail beds, deep side walls and a high "c" curve, but I try not to let them grow really, really long as on my index fingers the free edge can curve inwards like a claw. I put it down to ageing because they didn't do that when I was younger and I have always had long nails since a teenager. Can you shed some light on this for me, please?

Well you have described it really. A Filbert nail grows curved down over the end of the nail and looks like a nut. I can't say it any different way really. A filbert is a nut like a hazelnut. If nails grow long and straight they are not Filbert just because they have a high arch it is the curling over the end of the finger that characterizes the shape of the nut

 

[Anna Lee]

So.. to clarify...

The nail shown on my attached picture is a person with an extended nail bed.

Not solehorn, not filbert, just a nail bed which extends beyond the hyponychuim.

This piece of extended nail bed is packed with nerves and is super sensitive and there is no cure.

I should leave it well alone and work my way around it.

Yes Gigi...?

 

[meme]

Hi, I have this "extended hyponychium" and my mum too.

To be honest with you, I quite like them because they make my nail plate look longer.

"French" looks really good on them.
With making smile line deeper, you'll get very sleek look. (deep smile lines are not for everybody.)

I never see this is disadvantage, as long as you know how to use forms and files on them.

Meg

 

[geeg]

So.. to clarify...

The nail shown on my attached picture is a person with an extended nail bed.

Not solehorn, not filbert, just a nail bed which extends beyond the hyponychuim.

This piece of extended nail bed is packed with nerves and is super sensitive and there is no cure.

I should leave it well alone and work my way around it.

Yes Gigi...?

There might be some sole horn there (which is only a build up of skin), I can't see the image very well. Yes the nail bed extends and the hyponychium is still in its usual place at the end of that extended nail bed. The nail bed does not extend beyond the hyponychium the hyponychium is always at the distal end of the nail bed however long it is, as a protection. xx :hug:

 

[mollylolly]

I have 2 ladies that have bad cases of the skin growing behind their nails.

One lady is 100 years old and bed bound, and I just keep her nails trimed and filed the other is a 30 year old lady who is paralised from the neck down, and I just paint her nails for her once a week and keep them filed and shaped nicely.

Both have lovely shaped nails

I just presumed (until reading this thread) that it was due to not being able to soak their hands at all in water as much as most of us do i.e. washing up, bathing, etc.

Sally X

 

[femmefan]

Saw a thread recently where filbert nails were discussed and I think the attached pictures are an example of this. This is a toe nail btw.

 

[geeg]

Saw a thread recently where filbert nails were discussed and I think the attached pictures are an example of this. This is a toe nail btw.

As I said, a Filbert nut is a another name for a hazelnut and as you can see these nails look just like one.

 

[glitz]

Thank you for adding the pics after reading that thread I was looking on the net but couldnt seem to find an actual photo picture of them. Is it something that can develop with age as I have a client who has a couple of toe nails that curl over and resemble Filbert nails?

 

[geeg]

Thank you for adding the pics after reading that thread I was looking on the net but couldnt seem to find an actual photo picture of them. Is it something that can develop with age as I have a client who has a couple of toe nails that curl over and resemble Filbert nails?

Filbert nails do not develop .. all the nails are affected and it is genetic.


Your clients nails may look like this but true filbert nails you are born with.

 

[femmefan]

Filbert nails do not develop .. all the nails are affected and it is genetic.


Your clients nails may look like this but true filbert nails you are born with.

I can definately confirm this as the photos are of my 9 year old daughters toes. She has the same toe on each foot like this and they have been like it from birth. It's a real pain as it needs regular filing to prevent it cutting into the skin. She runs away and hides when I get my file out though :lol: