A 49-year-old member asked:
please answer! what kind of doctors treat splitting & brittle (scratched) finger nails?
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Dr. Frank Armstrong answered
24 years experience Dermatology
Dermatologists: Often referred to as onychoschezia. Try biotin supplementation and oil twice daily rubbed into the nail. Check blood tests to rule out thyroid abnormality and anemia.
Answered on Apr 30, 2016
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