How do Toenails Grow?
Sitting here writing blog posts I got that familiar feeling that comes once ever 2-12 weeks. My toenails are too long and I need to cut them at this second before they drive me insane. You never notice them. They just all of a sudden became so insanely annoying that they MUST be cut right then and there before you continue on doing anything else.
This lead me to wonder how they grow. Why sometimes it is fast, and why sometimes it is slow. I assume it probalby has something to do with the weather, or maybe drugs like lipozene while dieting. I was sort of right, but I also found some interesting notes that I had never thought of before. From Wikipedia on Nail:
Growth
Two months of growth of a human fingernail following an accident.
The growing part of the nail is the part still under the skin at the nail’s proximal end under the epidermis, which is the only living part of a nail.
In mammals, the length and growth rate of nails is related to the length of the terminal phalanges (outermost finger bones). Thus, in humans, the nail of the index finger grow faster than that of the little finger; and fingernails grow up to four times faster than toenails. [11]
In humans, nails grow at an average rate of 3 mm (0.12 in) a month (as they are a form of hair).[12] Fingernails require 3 to 6 months to regrow completely, and toenails require 12 to 18 months. Actual growth rate is dependent upon age, gender, season, exercise level, diet, and hereditary factors. Nails grow faster in the summer than in any other season.[13] Contrary to popular belief, nails do not continue to grow after death; the skin dehydrates and tightens, making the nails (and hair) appear to grow.[14]
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By my point of view I concur with you , no joke we will need to have more posts from you about this subject !! Thank you !!