RELEVANT NAIL ANATOMY PHYSIOLOGY
NAILS GROW FROM THE ENDS OF THE FINGERS AND TOES AND SERVE AS A FORM OF PROTECTION. AS PART OF THE CONSULTATION YOU MUST LOOK AT THE NAILS AS AN INDICATOR OF HEALTH AND TO DECIDE ON NAIL TYPE. THE STRUCTURE OF THE NAIL FREE EDGE (END OF THE NAIL) LUNULA (HALF-MOON AT THE BASE OF THE NAIL BED) CUTICLE (THIS SKIN IS REMOVED DURING THE MANICURE PROCESS) MATRIX (THE SOFT TISSUE WHICH PROTECTS THE EMERGING PLATE)
