2023-12-16 11:00:33
We all know someone who has the annoying habit of eating their nails… This bad habit, often linked to stress, generally develops during adolescence. Indeed, 45% of adolescents bite their nails, compared to 10% of the total population.
A true OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder), this habit can end up lastingly damaging patients’ nails and fingers: the weakened nail splits and the tips of the fingers, without protection, become thick and rough.
Beyond the health and aesthetic appearance of our hands, these are also the teeth that are affected : by force, onychophagia can cause microtrauma to the enamel, which weakens the tooth in the long term. The risk of viral or bacterial infections in the mouth also increases because of the lesions present on the bitten finger.
To avoid all these little inconveniences, methods like applying false resin nails or bitter-tasting varnish exist but they are not always effective in the face of the raging appetite of certain nail biters. Nail eaters always find a solution: the varnish ends up flaking and disappearing, while the false nails can be torn off or fall off following several contacts with water.
Another method, simple and progressive, has however proven itself. Tested by certain dermatologists, it consists of apply a renewable adhesive to a nail for a year. This technique allows the protected nail to rebuild itself. The following year, the plaster will be placed on a second finger… and so on. However, the results will depend on the patient’s perseverance in continuing the treatment over a long period of time.
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