Does anyone know what this is?

[The beauty lady]

so I have a client who I cant remove polish from hence the extremely grown out polish. The other night it happened again. She had a bath got out and had intense pain in the skin around her toe. The skin peeled a little bit and then the next day it was fine. When she called and told me I though possibly athletes foot. But on seeing the nail theres a gap in the corner of the cuticle. And the nail almost looked scratched. Any ideas?

 

[Trinity]

I'm sorry the picture is so blurry I can't tell what you are referring to. Can you get a clearer picture from the client. It's looks slightly bruised. If there was sudden intense pain then skin peeling I'd suggest a blister burst which might make sense with the bruised look. I'd say ill fitting shoes/trainers/impact damage. But that's all entirely speculation from what you've said and what I think I can see. A clearer photo may provide completely different evidence

 

[CFBS]

My big toes looked a bit like this after walking for hours down steep Swiss mountains last summer - the bruising is still growing out now!
I wouldn't offer a diagnosis to the client . I would send her to a GP or chiropodist for a specialist opinion.

I would take the polish off though.

 

[The beauty lady]

This is a bit better. She's had the peeling and sensitivity a couple of months ago but on the inner side.

 

[The beauty lady]

Also she hates her feet being touched so she was removing it her self

 

[The beauty lady]

Any thoughts?

 

[tuan]

Honestly, diagnosing nails like this goes out of the scope of the nail tech. Either work on it or don't. Don't try to diagnose what it is. Really, you should tell her to see a podiatrist for that, and its really not for you to try and fix.

Working on that type of toe poses some risk like getting yourself sick and infecting everything around you by means of dust travel.

 

[The beauty lady]

I have advised her to try a GP or chiropodist. However I was interested my self as to what peoples thoughts were on it as I haven't seen anything like it before. I clearly haven't worked on it as the polish is still on from the last time I did her nails. As she has been having issues with this to for the last few weeks on and off.

 

[ajane]

I would love an update if she gets a conclusive diagnoses. Thanks.