The main hazards of not cutting the nails for a long time are scratching the skin, nail dystrophy, gingivitis and so on.
1. Scratch the skin: long time not cut the nails, the nails will grow to a very long degree, in life is very easy to scratch their own skin.
2. Nail malnutrition: If you don’t trim your nails for a long time, your nails will grow excessively, which may result in insufficient nutrient supply to the distal end of the nails, leading to easy breakage of the nails, and in serious cases, the nails may even fall off.
3. Nail groove inflammation: long-term untrimmed nails, nails may also be embedded in the flesh, resulting in nail groove inflammation.
4. Other hazards: nails are an easy place to hide dirt, if you do not trim your nails for a long time, there may be a lot of bacteria, fungi, etc. hidden here, resulting in the occurrence of onychomycosis. If the bacteria inadvertently enter the human gastrointestinal tract will also appear vomiting.
It is not healthy to leave your nails uncut for a long time, so it is recommended to keep your nails at the right length and keep them clean.