Toe nail

[thewrightnails]

I have a new client that had an ingrown toe nail removed and doesn't have a lot of nail left.
I don't do acrylics. Can a toe nail be constructed with gel, if so which gel is best and how do you do it.
Photo attached.
Thanks

 

[PrincessSara]

I have very little experience with this, but I have done it once on my mother, same toe and everything, I don't normally do a lot of pedicures. But I have tried it, with gel, and with acrylic. I preferred the acrylic, it lasted longer and looked better. I'd use whatever gel you're comfortable with, and sculpt as if sculpting a nail, but without form. That was how I have done it.

But perhaps someone with more toe experience can chime in

 

[Cindy2021]

I have very little experience with this, but I have done it once on my mother, same toe and everything, I don't normally do a lot of pedicures. But I have tried it, with gel, and with acrylic. I preferred the acrylic, it lasted longer and looked better. I'd use whatever gel you're comfortable with, and sculpt as if sculpting a nail, but without form. That was how I have done it.

But perhaps someone with more toe experience can chime in

Sculpting without a form will expose your client to over exposure.
There are currently 2 threads in the same subject so if you search you should find them

 

[PrincessSara]

I don't agree about the over exposure, when you sculpt on a nail bitter you put the forms where the free edge would be, or you sculpt a small thin nail to have a free edge to place your former under, and that doesn't cause over exposure.

Again, I'm not an experienced pedicure person, but doctors are even offering a version of a gel sculpted toe nail cured under an LED light, just like the gels we use, and they don't use a form when doing so.

How exactly would you place a form on a toe nail like that then? And how would you get it off when done?

 

[PrincessSara]

From what I learned over exposure comes from uncured products sitting on a person.

 

[Pashaboutnails]

LCN make a gel called Wilde-Pedique (Barefoot) which is designed for damaged toenails ( as long as there are no open or healing wounds). I haven't used it but it's on my future list.

 

[Tinkerbell_Eve]

LCN did a live video on their Facebook page doing toe nail reconstruction. It was on the 2nd June if you want to scroll to find it.

Done without a form xx

https://m.facebook.com/bciuk/?slog=9&seq=1237336888&rk=0&fbtype=274

 

[Cindy2021]

I don't agree about the over exposure, when you sculpt on a nail bitter you put the forms where the free edge would be, or you sculpt a small thin nail to have a free edge to place your former under, and that doesn't cause over exposure.

Again, I'm not an experienced pedicure person, but doctors are even offering a version of a gel sculpted toe nail cured under an LED light, just like the gels we use, and they don't use a form when doing so.

How exactly would you place a form on a toe nail like that then? And how would you get it off when done?

Yes it does. Each time you apply acrylic or uncured gel to the skin you are risking overexposure.
When I apply forms I tailor them to ensure a correct snug fit so there is no product seeping under it.
I only trained 2 years ago and this was drilled into us repeatedly.

 

[Cindy2021]

LCN did a live video on their Facebook page doing toe nail reconstruction. It was on the 2nd June if you want to scroll to find it.

Done without a form xx

https://m.facebook.com/bciuk/?slog=9&seq=1237336888&rk=0&fbtype=274

This is the procedure and product you need to be qualified to use

 

[Tinkerbell_Eve]

This is the procedure and product you need to be qualified to use

Yes, LCN/BCI only sell these products if you are qualified in their product.

LCN Gel is a very good product to use xx

 

[PrincessSara]

You can't put a form "correctly" on a nail bitter, they have a huge callus where the free edge should be. If you cut a form to fit under their tiny free edge you'd end up sculpting a ski jump nail.

 

[nailpod]

From my experience and watching training with young nails they do actually sculpt the pink first on to the skin then they apply the form and carry on.
However each to their own.

 

[PrincessSara]

From my experience and watching training with young nails they do actually sculpt the pink first on to the skin then they apply the form and carry on.
However each to their own.

There are many professional who do this in YouTube videos, Naio and Nail Career Education, Suzzie for two.

So I guess agree to disagree.