waxandpolish
Well-Known Member
Hi
I've only recently qualified and had a friend come to see me today wanting a pedicure. She plays lots if tennis and said that her toes are often bruised. On looking at her big toe though I think she might have a fungal infection. I suggested she visited her dr or chiropodist. The nail was very yellow at free edge which was more due to her polish staining the nail but nearer the eponychium it looked thicker, had whiter marks and deeper yellowing and when I tapped it it sounded hollow! Two of her other nails are also incredibly thick with a build up of fibrous material under them.
Can I ask what you would have done? Would you give a pedicure? If you would on the thicker nails would you try to reduce thickness? Someone had told her to file the nail hard to reduce the depth but I was reluctant to do this!
Thank you
I've only recently qualified and had a friend come to see me today wanting a pedicure. She plays lots if tennis and said that her toes are often bruised. On looking at her big toe though I think she might have a fungal infection. I suggested she visited her dr or chiropodist. The nail was very yellow at free edge which was more due to her polish staining the nail but nearer the eponychium it looked thicker, had whiter marks and deeper yellowing and when I tapped it it sounded hollow! Two of her other nails are also incredibly thick with a build up of fibrous material under them.
Can I ask what you would have done? Would you give a pedicure? If you would on the thicker nails would you try to reduce thickness? Someone had told her to file the nail hard to reduce the depth but I was reluctant to do this!
Thank you