Open AccessIntra-individual right-left comparative study of medium depth peels in superficial nail abnormalities
Author(s) -
Deepashree Daulatabad,
Soni Nanda,
Chander Grover
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of cutaneous and aesthetic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.44
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 0974-5157
pISSN - 0974-2077
DOI - 10.4103/0974-2077.204580
Subject(s) - medicine , trichloroacetic acid , glycolic acid , nail (fastener) , visual analogue scale , dentistry , surgery , lactic acid , biochemistry , chemistry , materials science , biology , bacteria , metallurgy , genetics
Superficial nail abnormalities include conditions which produce nail surface changes such as trachyonychia, pitting and ridging. Mostly, this is a neglected area due to the dearth of treatment options. Glycolic acid peeling has been reported to be effective in such cases.