Weird divot in fingernail, wasn’t there yesterday

WTF causes this?

I swear it wasn't there yesterday. Doesn't hurt, doesn't seem thinner, I don't think I've been near any chemicals, I don't think I bashed it on anything.

Oh no, this could be the end of your hand modelling career!

Squeezed it in anything or touched anything hot to the fingernail? I remember I got something similar from working in an engine bay one time...

In reply to GameboyRMH :

Hmmm, I was using the MIG under the Saab a couple days ago, might have touched the wire or caught a BB. Pretty sure I always had my gloves on but sometimes I'm overconfident...

At the growth rate of fingernails, that was an injury weeks to months ago. Think back to figure out when you last injured that finger, or don't worry about it.

stafford1500 said:

At the growth rate of fingernails, that was an injury weeks to months ago. Think back to figure out when you last injured that finger, or don't worry about it.

What he said.

Just put some antibiotic cream on it, on all of them actually.  I think cuticles are like tooth gums, the seal bad things out, yours are dry rotted.

Alien abduction probably

So this is what it looks like when you retire, huh?  

Der Googlez makes me think it might be nail psoriasis but please take that with a grain of salt.  If it were me I'd move my annual physical up and have this checked out as well. 

You should treat yourself to a nice manicure. 

pres589 (djronnebaum) said:

Der Googlez makes me think it might be nail psoriasis but please take that with a grain of salt.  If it were me I'd move my annual physical up and have this checked out as well. 

I have psoriasis, and it isn't like that in my case.  Rather than a single big dent, it's more like a series of tiny pinholes:

I think the OP is from a previous injury, 6-8 weeks ago.

In reply to Duke :

Yeah, one of the photos I saw online was more like AC's, but the description I read sounded more like what you have going on.

I was going to ask if you had smashed them, but they usually end looking like this:

The ridges running in that direction indicate a plethora of possible issues or they are perfectly normal, you decide.