Abnormalities in nails are very much common which are ridges, white spots, discolored, brittle and spit nails with many others. This can lead to many conditions, trauma or not a thing at all of worrying. There are mainly two types of ridges – Horizontal and Vertical.
Longitudinal or vertical ridges: Small lines which are raised running from up to down in the length of the nail. These are very common are usually caused due to trauma, medical condition which is underlying and aging. These are mostly noticed when people starts aging. When brittle nails are associated with vertical ridges then it is known as Onychorrhexis.