Hangnails

A hangnail is a tiny spike of nail inside the lateral nail walls, or it can be a torn piece of skin next to a fingernail or toenail.  When these are pulled, bleeding, pain, edema and infectious inflammation can occur.

The main causes of hangnail include aggressive manicure techniques, improper use of professional nail products, skin dryness, cold temperatures, relative hyperkeratosis and thick skin around the nail plate. Hangnails that appear a few days after a nail treatment can also be a sign to a client that a poor manicure technique was used.