It began to swell, so she went to the hospital, and the doctors told her it was an infection and abscess on her thumb — and that she’d have to return to the salon to get the nail removed. More from CafeMom: Barber Gives Domestic Abuse Survivor a Powerful Haircut to Signify Her New Start “You sometimes hear stories about acrylic nails going wrong but you never expect it to happen to you,” she continued. According to US News & World Report, 75 percent of nail salons in the United States don’t properly follow state protocol for disinfection and sterilization. So since manicures and pedicures often cause microtraumas to the skin, an unclean nail tool can transfer a bacterial or fungal infection. More from CafeMom: This Photo of a Hairdresser’s ‘Unnatural’ Back Will Change the Way You Think About Her Job It’s probably worth it to make sure that your local salon is up to par when it comes to sanitizing their foot baths and tools, and they shouldn’t be using a credo blade, which looks like a vegetable peeler and is more inclined to cut your skin. On that note, maybe just bring along your own tools, since having banging nails is not worth losing a finger.
