Hello
I had a client in today for her regular maintenance appointment. She has a natural nail overlay, I originally applied tips and she has since stopped biting her nails and they have now grown so I apply just an overlay for her.
On one of her nails the gel had split/cracked completely across the nail. Although the gel was still attached and in tact (it wasnt even wobbly or bendy like it was going to come off) it was still strong. I thought I should try and file out the crack to see whether it was just on top of the gel or had gone through to her nail.
The further I got to her own nail it seemed that this crack had appeared due to some sort of trauma. she couldnt remember how she had done it which didnt help much!! When I reached what was her natural nail, her nail plate was very thin and red. The crack was just below the free edge and had I removed the nail it would have caused her more pain. There was also a dip which may have been where I had overfiled (hopefully not!). I prepped the nail as usual and applied very thin layers of gel so as not to cause too much of a heat spike. I had to add more gel to the dip to create a c curve so it didnt look odd.
Will the dip in the nail grow out? It is just below the free edge. She will be coming back in two weeks for her next maintenance appointment and I am hoping that, as she has good nails that grow quickly it will grow out. If the nail is weak at that particular point should I trim the nail and reapply a new tip?
Any help much appreciated.
Thanks
Emma
I had a client in today for her regular maintenance appointment. She has a natural nail overlay, I originally applied tips and she has since stopped biting her nails and they have now grown so I apply just an overlay for her.
On one of her nails the gel had split/cracked completely across the nail. Although the gel was still attached and in tact (it wasnt even wobbly or bendy like it was going to come off) it was still strong. I thought I should try and file out the crack to see whether it was just on top of the gel or had gone through to her nail.
The further I got to her own nail it seemed that this crack had appeared due to some sort of trauma. she couldnt remember how she had done it which didnt help much!! When I reached what was her natural nail, her nail plate was very thin and red. The crack was just below the free edge and had I removed the nail it would have caused her more pain. There was also a dip which may have been where I had overfiled (hopefully not!). I prepped the nail as usual and applied very thin layers of gel so as not to cause too much of a heat spike. I had to add more gel to the dip to create a c curve so it didnt look odd.
Will the dip in the nail grow out? It is just below the free edge. She will be coming back in two weeks for her next maintenance appointment and I am hoping that, as she has good nails that grow quickly it will grow out. If the nail is weak at that particular point should I trim the nail and reapply a new tip?
Any help much appreciated.
Thanks
Emma