{"id":160752,"date":"2026-01-24T15:13:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T15:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nailknowledge.org\/?post_type=glossary&#038;p=160752"},"modified":"2026-01-24T15:13:01","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T15:13:01","slug":"lnf","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/nailknowledge.org\/es\/glossary\/lnf","title":{"rendered":"LNF"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>PLN (Pliegue de la u\u00f1a lateral)<\/strong><br>Los pliegues ungueales laterales son los pliegues de piel viva que recorren cada lado de la l\u00e1mina ungueal. Forman las paredes laterales de la unidad ungueal y ayudan a guiar y proteger la l\u00e1mina ungueal a medida que crece hacia adelante desde la matriz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>La LNF tiene varias funciones importantes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Protege la matriz ungueal y el lecho ungueal de lesiones f\u00edsicas<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Forma una barrera contra bacterias, hongos y escombros<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ayuda a estabilizar la placa ungueal y a mantenerla correctamente alineada<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Los pliegues ungueales laterales son tejido vivo y contienen vasos sangu\u00edneos y terminaciones nerviosas. Debido a esto, pueden sangrar, inflamarse y ser dolorosos si se cortan, se liman en exceso o se traumatizan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Da\u00f1o o irritaci\u00f3n en el LNF puede resultar en:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Enrojecimiento e hinchaz\u00f3n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dolor o sensibilidad<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Aumento del riesgo de infecci\u00f3n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cambios en la direcci\u00f3n del crecimiento de las u\u00f1as<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>U\u00f1as encarnadas si la hinchaz\u00f3n altera la gu\u00eda de la placa ungueal<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Las LNF nunca deben cortarse o limarse agresivamente. El cuidado profesional se centra en una limpieza suave, una presi\u00f3n m\u00ednima y la protecci\u00f3n de la funci\u00f3n de barrera natural de este tejido.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>En t\u00e9rminos de anatom\u00eda:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>PNF = Pliegue ungueal proximal (base de la u\u00f1a)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>LNF = Pliegue ungueal lateral (lados de la u\u00f1a)<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LNF (Lateral Nail Fold)The lateral nail folds are the folds of living skin that run along each side of the nail plate. They form the side walls of the nail unit and help guide and protect the nail plate as it grows forward from the matrix. 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