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I have a new client with lupus. Can she wear acrylics? What services should I provide for her?

August 01, 2008 | Bookmark +

I have a new client with lupus. Her natural nails are dry and splitting. Can she wear acrylics? What services should I provide for her?

Answer

Her brittle nails may not be due to her lupus. The most common nail manifestation of lupus is nail fold telangiectasias, which are dilated blood vessels around the cuticle. Brittle nails are most often caused by dehydration and it is important to advise your client to wear gloves for wet work chores, and to moisturize her nails. Brittle nails can be seen in some people with anemia and anemia is common in lupus, so that could be the connection. Raynaud’s Syndrome can also trigger brittle nails and that could also be contributory.

There is no reason that your client cannot have normal nail services including acrylic nails. The products may cause the dehydration to worsen immediately after the acrylic nails are removed, but other than that, there should be no problems. -- Phoebe Rich, M.D.

 

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What’s the cause of the pinkish-red oval area on the pad of my client’s toes?

I have a client who has a recurring problem with her fourth toes during the winter months. Both of her “ring finger” toes develop a pinkish-red oval area on the pad. Then a month later, when I see her again, the skin has become dry and hard like a callus, with the layers of skin peeling away to reveal a deeper, dark epicenter.  It’s extremely painful for her and, needless to say, we do not touch it. But it clears up in the summer when she’s wearing open-toed sandals, so I suspect it has to be due to the boots she wears in the winter. Plus she never puts lotion on her feet or uses a foot file in between visits. What do you think causes this?

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What are the big white spots on my natural-nail client’s nails?

I have a client who has been with me for about two years. She used to wear acrylic nails but has been a natural nail client for eight months or so. She has these white spots on her nails — big spots that are dry, but not flaky, right in the middle of the nail. I did try to buff them lightly but they do not come off or grow off. I had a new client come in last week who had the same on her toenails. She said it started after she had a pedicure done at another salon. Can you help?

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