common nail diseases?

[Ultraviolet73]

I'm doing a training course at the moment and finding it quite difficult.

Now I could answer the questions by reading them straight out of a book, I have Doug Schoons 2nd edition and the Nail Encyclopedia. I want to do this right though and obviously take in and remember as much as I can. So copying straight from a book just doesn't seem right.

My question is an essay on common nail diseases. I have no idea in the industry what a professional nail tech would come across so I have no guidelines on what common is. Just because there listed in the book doesn't necessarily make them common, does it?

Please could you shead some light on this so I can give an informed answer.

I hope what I have asked makes sense?

Your replies would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you xx




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[naturalnails]

This thread might help you:

http://www.salongeek.com/nail-geek/37230-quiz-day.html

Also if you put diseases or disorders into the search facility, there may be more which will also help.

Good luck with your essay.

 

[Ultraviolet73]

Thanks for the link and replying.

I did do a search, but asked what the common ones are as I have no clue what techs come across more often than less common or never seen diseases.

Sorry to seem dumb I just want to pass my exam.
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[geeg]

Well this is a very good question as 99% of the nail disorders and diseases you 'have' to learn are things you will never actually see in the nail salon and we are not diagnosticians so it really is not relevant as anything you saw that was 'untoward' you would refer the client to a doctor.

HOWEVER, there are one or two things with which we as informed nail technicians are quite capable of handling.

1. Greenies (or green nail) ... is a simple pseudomonas bacterial infection caused by moisture leaking under the enhancement material and becoming trapped in the perfect environment for growth (warm, dark and enclosed). So make sure all cracks and breaks are dealt with promptly and that your enhancements do not lift and allow this water seepage to happen in the first place. Timely maintenances the key and clients who do not attend regularly are at risk and it is their own fault if green nails are a common occurrence for them.

In this perfect environment, the bacteria multiply rapidly and live off the moisture (not the nail). The waste products from the bacteria build up and cause the nail to stain a green/brownish colour which becomes darker as the infestation becomes greater.

The longer the infestation is allowed to flourish, the worse the condition becomes so it is best to deal very rapidly if you see it.

To deal with green nail bacterial infection ... remove the enhancement and sanitise the whole nail thoroughly. The stain will remain, but the bacteria will die instantly when exposed to air. If the infestation is mild, it is perfectly alright to reapply a new enhancement. The stain will grow out in time.

Do not attempt to deal with a true nail fungus (which is actually quite rare). You would recognise a fungus as the natural nail would be lifting from the nail bed (onycholysis) and it would appear to be crusty or damp beneath the natural nail ... nasty! Send client to GP

Onycholysis (natural nail lifting from the nail bed) may appear to look like a fungal infection but not when you examine it closely. The nail will be dry and clean underneath (not juicy or crusty).

Onycholysis is most commonly caused by thinning of the nail plate due to bad clients picking or biting at their enhancements or bad nail technicians who over file the nail plate or who remove enhancements incorrectly. This condition is completely avoidable.

These are the most common nail disorders you may see in the salon apart from hang nails and bitten nails etc.