This is a condition called Onychogryphosis or ram’s horn nails.

This is a condition called Onychogryphosis,or ram’s horn nails. It usually affects the elderly. The main cause of this is usually neglect in maintaining proper foot care. Other diseases can cause this, but it is usually poor foot care. The simplest way for the Foot Doctor Specialist to treat this is to simply cut the nail down, and follow-up appointments with a Foot Doctor Specialist on a quarterly basis.