{"id":42637,"date":"2021-11-26T19:15:37","date_gmt":"2021-11-26T19:15:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nailknowledge.org\/?p=42637"},"modified":"2026-06-19T15:42:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T15:42:42","slug":"condiciones-de-las-unas-parte-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nailknowledge.org\/es\/blog\/nail-conditions-part-1","title":{"rendered":"Afecciones de las u\u00f1as (Parte 1)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

EVERY training course, however long or short it is, MUST cover nail conditions! However, it is very clear that so many don\u2019t!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are several aspects about nail and skin conditions (or diseases and disorders) that every nail professional must know and understand:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Unless you have an advanced qualification with a medical aspect, you can ONLY work on healthy nails and skin (there are a few exceptions though).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. You must never diagnose a condition or suggest a treatment. You can only \u2018recognize\u2019 and make recommendations (see 3).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. You must know and understand when to \u2018adapt, refer, refuse\u2019.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Adapt – recognize a condition that is relatively minor but needs some adaptation to the required service. This may be by avoiding an area of skin, using a gentler routine (e.g., for weak or damaged nails), no buffing, and replacing a UV gel polish for a traditional polish in the instance of a pseudomonas (greenie), and many more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Refer – refer your client to a medical practitioner for a correct diagnosis. This does not have to be a General Practitioner. Not all General Practitioners are knowledgeable about nail conditions, but they are needed for a referral to a dermatologist if an allergy is suspected, for example. Many nail professionals ask for a letter from a GP to allow them to provide a nail service. Just keep in mind that such a letter is considered to be \u2018private\u2019 and not available on the NHS so there will be a cost involved. Your referral could be, in the first instance, to a pharmacist. Pharmacists are very highly qualified and may solve the problem. Also, a podiatrist\/chiropodist can very often help for both feet and hands and doesn\u2019t require a GP referral.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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