I know that nail bed shape and length is 99% genetics, but I also think because I was taking better care of my nails, my nail beds almost seemed to “heal” and they have changed. The nail bed is part of the nail matrix called the sterile matrix. I got myself a pretty wooden nail brush in travel size that doesn't look ugly on the sink. The Nail Bed matrix also exits in monkeys and other mammals (rats). [] Stellate laceration or multiple fragments of nail bed can occur when the nail is crushed between a larger object and the bone. It extends from the edge of the germinal matrix, or lunula, to the hyponychium.

2,3 These cells are often dormant in Caucasians, and the distal matrix represents the area with the highest population of active melanocytes, i.e., l-DOPA-positives. If you would still like the glamour of a longer nail, here are some tips for you: The nail bed contains blood vessels, nerves, and melanocytes that produce melanin. Nail bed: The nail bed is also referred to as the sterile matrix. The matrix, sometimes called the matrix unguis, keratogenous membrane, nail matrix, or onychostroma, is the tissue (or germinal matrix) which the nail protects. It was more straight across. Parts of the nail. The hyponychium acts like a barrier to prevent infections and water damage. The hyponychium is the part of the skin under the free edge of the nail. They can also be categorised as neoplastic, traumatic, infective, systemic and drug-induced. Mine was never curved. The matrix, sometimes called the matrix unguis, keratogenous membrane, nail matrix, or onychostroma, is the tissue (or germinal matrix) which the nail protects. The hyponychium is not to be mistaken for the nail bed. It is the part of the nail bed that is beneath the nail and contains nerves, lymph and blood vessels. Chemical overexposure in manicures or nail tip application, nail enhancement products, allergic contact dermatitis to nail hardener or adhesives used to attach nail tips, psoriasis, or even prolonged immersion in water can also cause the nail plate to separate from the nail bed. Hyponychium. For the duration of the nail bed recovery, wash your scalp with your fingertips, don't scratch with your nails. The hyponychium works as a seal to keep water and particulate materials out of the nail bed, while the surface nail and cuticle cover it to offer protection from above. the onychodermal band (the line along the interface of the nail bed and the nail plate). Figure 2, Human finger, longitudinal section, showing all the components of the nail unit. Hyponychium grows out as your nail grows. It produces most of the volume of the nail and the nail bed.