Hello everyone!
As you can see I'm new here,I'm really desperate for some help!
Almost 4 weeks ago I got gel nails,not the tips one,only gel applied to the nail and got them big.I had only done gel nails once about 4 years ago and everything went perfectly so I made the decision to go to the same salon and get them again.During the last 4 years I always did my manicure at home but I thought I needed something new and decided to get gel nails again.Everything went wrong,the woman who did my nails cut my cuticules (I never cut them) too much,until my nail fold,all my fingers bled and I got out of there with the skin surrounding my nails really sore and red.On the following days I couldn't stand the itchiness,burning,the skin was red,started oozing pus,some small parts were even bleeding a bit even two weeks after.The lady at the salon told me to apply Bephanten plus,it's an ointment supposed to disinfect and help wounds and cuts heal faster.I've been to 3 doctors and to the hospital and all doctors said there was no infection,that I just had to wait for it to heal and to keep applying Bepanthen to the area.I've been cleaning it and applying the ointment religiously but it will 4 weeks next tuesday and it's still red,itchy and burns.The gel nails have grown a little bit of course but they are still extremely attached for me to take them off like I did with my first gelnails,some fell out after a while and I just ripped out the ones that were left,this time I can't do it because it's still too early but I can't take them off at the salon either because it will damage the skin surrounding my nails even more.What should I do??Should I keep applying the ointment and it will eventually heal or not?Is it normal to take this long to heal?I forgot to say I have very sensitive skin.This is really driving me insane,even typing is hard,I can hardly use my hands,the itchiness and the burning are driving me mad!Any tips? I'm desperate,afraid to lose my fingers,I don't know,the doctors even had to prescribe me anxiety medication because of this.I'm attaching some pics I just took of my nails,they have rests of ointment on,sorry if it makes it hard to see.Any opinions?
Sorry,I had to edit,I'm having trouble attaching my images,here are the direct links,hope there's no problem.
http://i1288.photobucket.com/albums/b482/VF271990/20130907_092447_zpsc1e56bc7.jpg
http://i1288.photobucket.com/albums/b482/VF271990/20130907_092318_zps69110ffb.jpg
As you can see I'm new here,I'm really desperate for some help!
Almost 4 weeks ago I got gel nails,not the tips one,only gel applied to the nail and got them big.I had only done gel nails once about 4 years ago and everything went perfectly so I made the decision to go to the same salon and get them again.During the last 4 years I always did my manicure at home but I thought I needed something new and decided to get gel nails again.Everything went wrong,the woman who did my nails cut my cuticules (I never cut them) too much,until my nail fold,all my fingers bled and I got out of there with the skin surrounding my nails really sore and red.On the following days I couldn't stand the itchiness,burning,the skin was red,started oozing pus,some small parts were even bleeding a bit even two weeks after.The lady at the salon told me to apply Bephanten plus,it's an ointment supposed to disinfect and help wounds and cuts heal faster.I've been to 3 doctors and to the hospital and all doctors said there was no infection,that I just had to wait for it to heal and to keep applying Bepanthen to the area.I've been cleaning it and applying the ointment religiously but it will 4 weeks next tuesday and it's still red,itchy and burns.The gel nails have grown a little bit of course but they are still extremely attached for me to take them off like I did with my first gelnails,some fell out after a while and I just ripped out the ones that were left,this time I can't do it because it's still too early but I can't take them off at the salon either because it will damage the skin surrounding my nails even more.What should I do??Should I keep applying the ointment and it will eventually heal or not?Is it normal to take this long to heal?I forgot to say I have very sensitive skin.This is really driving me insane,even typing is hard,I can hardly use my hands,the itchiness and the burning are driving me mad!Any tips? I'm desperate,afraid to lose my fingers,I don't know,the doctors even had to prescribe me anxiety medication because of this.I'm attaching some pics I just took of my nails,they have rests of ointment on,sorry if it makes it hard to see.Any opinions?
Sorry,I had to edit,I'm having trouble attaching my images,here are the direct links,hope there's no problem.
http://i1288.photobucket.com/albums/b482/VF271990/20130907_092447_zpsc1e56bc7.jpg
http://i1288.photobucket.com/albums/b482/VF271990/20130907_092318_zps69110ffb.jpg
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