Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA .
J Cosmet Dermatol. 2012 Mar;11(1):27-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1473-2165.2011.00595.x.
Manicures can result in nail damage via instrumentation, nail polish, nail polish removers, and artificial nails. We report nail weakness, brittleness, and thinning in five subjects after the application of a new manicure system called gel polish and removal with acetone and manual peeling. All subjects complained that the polish was very difficult to remove and that their nails became much thinner after the procedure. Pseudoleukonychia and onychoschizia lamellina were noted on examination. One subject underwent ultrasound and reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM) measurements of nail plate before and after the gel polish application, which showed thinned nail plate (0.063 vs. 0.050 cm and 0.059 vs. 0.030 cm, respectively). Overall, we call attention to the adverse effects of gel polish manicures in five subjects. In addition, our case illustrates potential utility of ultrasound and RCM in measuring nail plate thickness.
美甲会通过器械、指甲油、指甲油去除剂和人造指甲对指甲造成损害。我们报告了五名受试者在使用一种名为凝胶指甲油的新美甲系统并使用丙酮和手动剥落去除后出现指甲变弱、易碎和变薄的情况。所有受试者都表示，这种指甲油非常难以去除，而且在使用后，她们的指甲变得薄了很多。检查时发现了伪白甲和甲纵嵴。一名受试者在凝胶指甲油使用前后接受了超声和反射共聚焦显微镜 (RCM) 测量指甲板，结果显示指甲板变薄（分别为 0.063 厘米对 0.050 厘米和 0.059 厘米对 0.030 厘米）。总的来说，我们注意到五名受试者的凝胶指甲油美甲有不良影响。此外，我们的病例说明了超声和 RCM 在测量指甲板厚度方面的潜在应用。
