Re: Please help...7 year old with horizontal crack
This usually indicates some type of trauma to the nail. You can watch it and see it as it grows forward. Fingernails take 6 months to grow out and toenails about 1 year.
If you are concerned make an appointment with a podiatrist or dermatologist.
Posted By Vivian Abrams DPM on September 16, 2004 at 22:30:33: