Cutting the Dead Zone

[nailzoo]

Cuticle, Eponychium .....whatever.

Sometimes they are overgrown and ugly ...... they simply can't be left the way they are.

We have to start a treatment plan when someone needing help knocks on our door.

I think this kind of thing should be seen, just to show what can and can't be done ... and the end results.

Living tissue should never be trimmed...... you need to recognise what is living and what is not ...... this is where professionalism comes into play.

I have 2 videos on Youtube, the first shows a very short comparison (a start and an end result), the second shows the procedure.

I didn't even play with the free-edge, these videos are about cleaning up the cuticle/Eponychium.

Using clippers is quite dangerous and if you don't feel comfortable knowing what is dead and what is living ...... DON'T DO IT.

I dehydrate the skin to show what is dead and what is living, you can see me doing this with the pad and alcohol/acetone mix, which turns dead skin white.

But there is no way after exfoiliating the nailplate and exposing dehydrated and "flying in the air debris" that I could possible allow the client to leave without some degree of "trimming", this would only lead to this skin catching on clothing, stockings etc and possible splitting of the skin causing more damage by not removing it in the first place.

Cuticle oil alone cannot nourish this much "skin tag".

I think I will let the videos speak for themselves.

Note the overgrown cuticle attached to the nailplate(this actually looks like the Eponychium has latched itself onto the nailplate), is there a terminology for this ? Then I ask, what is supposed to happen with this once freed from the nailplate?

Yep, this is another Nailzoo going out on a ledge post.....

I look forward to other peoples advice, when clearly the videos demonstrate the end result, as well as the procedure..

YouTube - Acrylic Nails - Natural Nail Transformation "High Quality Settings"

YouTube - Natural Nail Transformation Full Video

 

[An*Gel]

There have been lots of posts and threads about the cuticle and it can be very confusing for newbies.

Thank you for this, there is nothing like seeing it done by a real professional!!

What a transformation!!!

 

[catsaremad]

yes lovely work and the nail looks so much better

 

[pamper yourself]

Thank you so much for this! Coincidently I had a client the other day asking for this same treatment saying she'd cut them herself I strictly told her not to touch them and leave the treatment to me. Your videos really helped. Next time she comes I will be able to beautify her hands more.

Many thanks for all your tutorials :Kissing:

 

[MissOwen]

yes video is really helpful. I must admit the subject confuses the hell out of me. it seems perfectly simple now i've watched the video though.

Many thanks x

 

[The Geek]

I'm not 100% sure what the video was showing. Yes, the area was much tidier, however the overgrown eponychium that Carl is talking about is still living tissue. The conundrum I think he is posing we all have had which is: "OK, its living tissue and I shouldn't cut it but SOMETHING has to be done with it".

This is a sticky situation to be in. The fact is cutting back this skin will encourage a callus formation of skin (scarring) and promote infection. However it does give an instant result and Cuticle Oil from there should be able to keep it there.

As long as you don't get an infection. If they do, YOU are liable for it. As a professional we are not trained nor equipped to remove living tissue.

Isn't Paronychia rare though? Seriously, what are the chances? Sadly it isn't rare at all.

Many years ago, I did a couple of events show out in Dubai. The nail industry was infinitesimal over there, but many women had regular manicures. These manicures were regularly accompanied by cutting the eponychium. I have never seen more paronychia infections in all my life. About 1 in 5 women I met at one event had it. Anyone remember Paula Abdul's famous infection after a manicure?

So what to do?

IMO there is no safe instant cure for the condition Carl is pointing out just like there is no instant cure for over processed hair. Cuticle oil won't make it disappear instantly, however I will tell you what always did it for me. New customers that came in with eponychiums like that went home after the manicure with Cuticle Eraser (AHA cuticle cream) and SolarOil. The manicure and those 2 products used daily whipped the overgrown eponychiums back into shape within a couple of days. Seriously. The two together exfoliate real non living tissue, increase skin elasticity and shrink the living tissue back.

Hope this helps

 

[Urban Geek]

New customers that came in with eponychiums like that went home after the manicure with Cuticle Eraser (AHA cuticle cream) and SolarOil. The manicure and those 2 products used daily whipped the overgrown eponychiums back into shape within a couple of days. Seriously. The two together exfoliate real non living tissue, increase skin elasticity and shrink the living tissue back.

Thanks Sam but I thought that Rejuvinator and perhaps SolarOil would be the best CND products for overgrown eponychiums.

Do you think Cuticle Eraser is better than Rejuvinator for this?

 

[JesseDavidNailDesign]

I'm not 100% sure what the video was showing. Yes, the area was much tidier, however the overgrown eponychium that Carl is talking about is still living tissue. The conundrum I think he is posing we all have had which is: "OK, its living tissue and I shouldn't cut it but SOMETHING has to be done with it".

This is a sticky situation to be in. The fact is cutting back this skin will encourage a callus formation of skin (scarring) and promote infection. However it does give an instant result and Cuticle Oil from there should be able to keep it there.

As long as you don't get an infection. If they do, YOU are liable for it. As a professional we are not trained nor equipped to remove living tissue.

Isn't Paronychia rare though? Seriously, what are the chances? Sadly it isn't rare at all.

Many years ago, I did a couple of events show out in Dubai. The nail industry was infinitesimal over there, but many women had regular manicures. These manicures were regularly accompanied by cutting the eponychium. I have never seen more paronychia infections in all my life. About 1 in 5 women I met at one event had it. Anyone remember Paula Abdul's famous infection after a manicure?

So what to do?

IMO there is no safe instant cure for the condition Carl is pointing out just like there is no instant cure for over processed hair. Cuticle oil won't make it disappear instantly, however I will tell you what always did it for me. New customers that came in with eponychiums like that went home after the manicure with Cuticle Eraser (AHA cuticle cream) and SolarOil. The manicure and those 2 products used daily whipped the overgrown eponychiums back into shape within a couple of days. Seriously. The two together exfoliate real non living tissue, increase skin elasticity and shrink the living tissue back.

Hope this helps

I don't think he cut anything living. At the end of the video, can you not see a healthy fold of skin, uninterrupted, remaining?

If you lift the cuticle off the nail plate, you can't just leave it, or it will tear the live skin, as Carl mentioned.

 

[MissOwen]

Back to confused for me then!!! :o