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Maggie
IP: 205.188.116.68
11/04/2005
09:27:56 |
 Subject: lifting nail
Message:
I have never worn acrylics, but my index finger is lifting away from the nail bed, on the side and almost at the bottom. How do I treat this as it grows out and continues to catch and pull? If it were to pull out I can only imagine the bleeding and the pain. Thank you for any assistance
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Barbara Wheeler
IP: 66.82.9.90
11/04/2005
09:49:36 | RE: lifting nail
Message:
Maggie,
I have no first hand knowledge with this issue but cheryl has been alerted and if anyone knows about such things, she's the one. Hopefully she will be able to get back with you soon.
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cheryl
IP: 206.159.161.156
11/04/2005
11:00:30 | RE: lifting nail
Message:
Maggie,
there's a condition called idiopathic oncholysis-meaning separation of the nail, from the bed, for no known reason such as trauma, acrylics, disease, etc. the way i see it you have two options. first, the part that has separated is essentially a dead nail and is in danger of catching and ripping, which would be extremely painful. you can carefully clip back that part, not going too far, then take a 4 sided buffer, starting with the one marked "1" and work your way through them leaving off the one that gives your nail a high shine at the end. that will hopefully leave you with a smooth surface that won't catch. the other option is just buffing the nail without clipping. if you're afraid you might clip too deep and do more damage, then just use the buffer and try and smooth the nail bed out. either case you are thinning the nail bed, but i don't see that you have another choice. the danger of ripping is too great. a thin nail bed is better than a ripped one. these aren't perfect solutions, but a doctor would probably cut off the dead nail anyway. if the separation continues then i would go see a dermatologist and make sure it wasn't something like a fungal or bacterial infection doing this. fungal infections are sneaky and don't even have to start in our fingernails. they can be hiding under our toenails and sometimes only affect one finger at a time. whatever you decide to do, keep the affected nail hydrated with cuticle oil or better yet the growth formula from this site. it doesn't need to dry out and make matters worse. hope some of this helps and maybe somebody out here has gone through this too.
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