I still see lots of people still using the wrong terminology for parts of the nail unit. Also, many others are a bit confused why the ‘cuticle’ is no longer the ‘cuticle’!
¿Ha cambiado la unidad de clavos?
Por supuesto que no. Siempre ha sido lo que es ahora.
Why do we now have that big term: proximal nail fold when everyone called it the cuticle?
¿Por qué ahora no se suele aconsejar el remojo en agua?
¿Por qué ahora no es bueno cortar el PNF?
Muchas más.
Manicures have been around for decades (actually a century or more in its relatively ‘modern’ form). Originally, it was purely a cosmetic service and the understanding of the area was largely guesswork. Beauty Therapy hadn’t even been ‘invented’ then! Just a bit of facial massage with basic creams like Ponds and maybe a little steaming.
(Did you know that the term ‘Beauty Therapy’ was coined by Wallace Sharps, Founder of the Society of Health and Beauty Therapists in the ’60s, later the FHT and Founder and Director of VTCT much later)
In the ’60’s and ’70’s even into the ’80’s the manicure teaching was started by Revlon. Almost every working manicurist was Revlon trained. Some, who have not updated their education are still stuck in that vibe! Using a ‘buffing paste’ and a chamois buffer!
As time went on, more understanding of, what is now called, ‘the nail unit’ was gained and a much bigger array of nail services were introduced (like ‘artificial nails’ using MMA and all called ‘acrylics’)
Cuando se cambiaron las ideas de lo que era bueno para la unidad ungueal y los términos anatómicos, yo, personalmente, pensé que era porque se estaba investigando más debido al crecimiento de la pro-industria. No era cierto.
Lo que estaba ocurriendo (según me explicó Doug Schoon) era que el sector necesitaba alinearse con la verdadera A&P médica y la terminología correcta utilizada en lugar de las conjeturas de hace décadas.
What many of us have always believed to be the cuticle is now the living proximal nail fold. The cuticle is a thin layer created by stem cells in the eponychium that sheds the dead skin cells of the PNF which stick very strongly to the nail plate to form part of a strong seal against the invasion of pathogens into the matrix.
El eponiquio no es el sello que se encuentra en la base de la uña. De hecho, se encuentra en la parte ventral (inferior) de la PNF, no se ve pero puede dañarse.
Pterygium was thought to be the actual cuticle when actually it is an abnormal growth of the PNF.
So many are stuck in the past with all of this understanding and terminology. “I trained 30 years ago so have lots of experience” doesn’t cut it! Times have changed. We need to be more ‘medically’ minded without being medically trained. Tricky!
When working as a nail professional make sure your education is up to date and you are not stuck in the 60’s! Use the correct and accurate terminology from a true A&P point of view.
Eleve esta carrera profesional y llévela al siglo XXI. ¡Vaya por delante! TÚ eres el profesional y tus clientes necesitan estar convencidos de ello.
Si desea más información sobre la cutículay por qué ya no se denomina cutícula, consulte este artículo informativo.
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