Plunging nails

Nails might succumb to hypothyroidism or some innate liver dysfunction like hemochromatosis that leads to a bending of nails and a plunge like formation.

Splitting up the nail plate

Splitting of nails into layers from the middle is a problem caused due to excessive dehydration. Some think it caused due to the nails being unkept. Insufficiency of vitamin C and protein content in the body can lead to such damage. At times, such a condition may lead to psoriasis and become corrosive.

Thickening of nails

Unnatural thickening of nails is caused by a thyroid problem or lung diseases or internal bacterial problems.