Recently we spoke about nail porosity and ridged nails. So the question arose: what kind of problems might we have with product removal from ridged nails? A ridged nail per definition has a surface problem, let’s have a look at some of those problems.
Unintentional nail plate damage
- When we soak off nail coatings, we use a wooden stick or a cuticle pusher to remove the last bits of product.
- The nail plate is softer after we remove the nail wraps, so we should take great care to not unintendedly damage the nail plate further.
- La más mínima presión puede provocar daños superficiales que pueden causar aún más problemas en el futuro.
- Utilice el líquido de remojo durante el tiempo asignado y vuelva a aplicarlo si es necesario.
Crestas de cuentas abiertas
- If we look closely at a nail plate with open beaded ridges, we can see that the base coat of our product will seep between the upper layers of the nail plate.
- Cuando vayamos a retirarlo por remojo, parte del producto se quedará en la placa de la uña, cuando raspemos esto con nuestro empujador de cutículas, rasgaremos la superficie superior de la placa de la uña y causaremos aún más daño.
- If we file the product off with a hand file or e-file, we will also rip open the upper layers of the nail plate causing extra problems the next time.
Daños en la lámina ungueal
- If we repair the nail plate surface first, we won’t cause more damage.
- Existen productos que pueden reparar las capas superiores de la lámina ungueal antes de la aplicación del producto.
- If you don’t have IBX you can use a product that is made to remain on the nail plate for longer than 14 days – maybe an Acrygel.
- Be very careful to note the condition of your client’s nails and advise them on the importance of nail plate maintenance with a good quality nail oil.
- Remember when you do a rebalance that your client had ridges – don’t file them away!
Sólo crestas rebordeadas
The other problem that we might see is that white superficial onychomycosis has developed.
This is a surface nail plate fungi, that needs to be treated with an antifungal product & oil before you apply any other products.
Some clients are more likely to develop WSO than others, it’s a part of their own resident microbiomes – you may get lucky, but you may also see this result.
We can see that the client took care of her nail units with oil & lotion the proximal nail fold and lateral nail folds are in great condition and still, she has developed WSO.
Una vez más, el IBX en la placa ungueal reducirá las probabilidades de la OSM.
In the case of this client, we recovered the nail plates with an anti-fungal product, applied IBX and used acryl as the base for her nail coatings with a primer as per the manufacturer’s instructions.
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
- El otro problema que podríamos ver es que la pseudomonas aeruginosa encontró su camino en la placa de la uña.
- Pseudomonas Aeruginosa is a bacteria that we carry with us in our resident microbiome.
- If it’s warm and the client has her hands in water a lot or does not maintain her nail coating with oil – we create the perfect environment under gel polish for PA to develop.
- Recuperar estas placas de uñas nos llevó 8 semanas.
Por supuesto, estos problemas no sólo pueden afectar a las uñas estriadas después de retirar el producto, sino también a las uñas sanas y lisas. Lo que ocurre es que las uñas estriadas son más susceptibles.
