Small nails next to toenails may be caused by flap nails, nail bed hyperplasia, nail splitting, thickening of the cuticle, etc., which need to be analyzed according to the symptoms.
1. Flap nail: affected by heredity and other reasons, some people’s toenails may appear to be divided into flaps, which superficially looks like small nails growing again next to the toenail, generally without special treatment.
2. Nail bed hyperplasia: If the toenail is infected with fungus and forms onychomycosis, it may cause nail bed hyperplasia, which looks like small nails growing next to the toenails, and can be treated by scraping away the diseased nail tissues.
3. Fractured nail: If the toenail has suffered trauma, the distal end of the nail plate is cracked by impact, and the nail continues to grow after fracture, it may cause small nails to grow next to the toenail.
4. Thickening of the cuticle: If the toes are thickened due to prolonged friction and other reasons, the cuticle may be thickened, and raised patches may appear at the edges, which may be mistaken for the growth of new small nails.
Toenails next to the growth of small nails may also have other reasons, you can go to the hospital to improve the examination, clear small nails growth of the specific reasons, follow the doctor’s instructions targeted treatment.