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I had the problem for the past several years of picking at my cuticles. It was a bad habit, just biting one’s nails, but at the other end of the nails. It seemed harmless for a while, until a couple of weeks ago.

Here, for your viewing enjoyment, are pictures of my nails after the attack of the nail fungus. There were some nails that were infected and some that were not. The nails that were not infected were the nails whose cuticles I hadn’t picked in a while – the healthy cuticles. The nails that were infected were the nails with the damaged cuticles. So if you’re looking for a reason or motivation to stop the unhealthy habit of pulling or peeling or cutting or otherwise hurting your cuticles, take a minute to examine these photos.

In order to protect the squeamish – those who are reading the blog for other reasons and don’t appreciated being confronted with medical photographs – I am showing small black-and-white thumbnails (get it, thumbnails!) or preview pictures. Those who do want to see the larger, full-color version can click on the previews.

I didn’t know it was a fungal infection when it started, because it started under the skin at the base of the nail bed. It wasn’t until that part grew out that I saw what happened. Now the new nail is pushing out the old one, rather, the nail is continuing to grow as normal. The infected part is gradually being clipped away and the new part is growing in fresh, albeit soft and with a matte finish, as opposed to hard and semi-gloss that my nails used to be.