#38: The Art of Self-Grooming
This person went through life unaware that they had a natural white manicure. During a routine visit to their dermatologist, the doctor noticed their nails and asked if they had gotten a manicure. Confused, they replied that they hadn’t. It was then that the doctor explained they had leukonychia, a condition where the nails appear white. Leukonychia can be caused by various factors, such as minor trauma to the nail matrix or underlying health conditions, though it’s often harmless.
Leukonychia makes a person’s nails look completely white. If you Google pictures, most people look like they have a coat of sheer nail polish on. This condition can be the sign of something serious, so hopefully, this storyteller got it checked out. Thankfully, they were already at the doctor’s, so it would have been pretty easy.