The gel manicure immediately dries up, is flexible for chips, and lasts for up to a month.
It is better than just a regular manicure. However, gel manicure come risks such as infection, rising skin and skin cancer.
Dermatologists suggested to take some precautions to protect yourself from infection.
‘’There’s enough for us to recommend to patients to protect their skin,’’ Dr. Chris Adigun, MD, a dermatologist in Chapel Hill, North Carolina who wrote guidelines for the American Association of Dermatology, told DailyMail.com.
LED lamps that emit UVA rays are used for gel manicures which are responsible for aging, skin damage, and cancer as UVB rays can give you a burn.
“The problem’ for understanding how risky gels are,” Dr. Adigun says, ‘’is that there’s no standardization as to how this treatment is carried out from salon to salon.’’
What do we know about the dangers of skin cancer is based on the sun, not the LED lamps placed at different distances from our hands.
‘’There’s no one standing by your side saying, “time’s up!” in the salon,’ Dr. Adigun says. ‘’Most are probably getting a lot higher dose than we see in studies.’’
Genetics, pigmentation and cancer can all play a role in history as the risk of skin cancer increases with anything. There is one more thing to be aware of and that is medicine, and many people can not think so, Dr. Adigun says.
Some types of chemotherapy or antibiotics can make you more sensitive to UVA rays and their effects. People who get many gels in one month will be at high risk due to repetitive UV exposure.
‘’The benefit of gel manicures is that they last for several weeks at a time, so most people do not need to get them any more frequently than once per month,’’ he told DailyMail.com.
‘’I recommend to cover up the skin, I don’t care if it’s gloves, a scarf, whatever it is, but something that is protective against UV rays,’’ Dr. Adigun says.
‘’All of our sunscreens have been tested under rays similar to those emitted from our sun.’’
‘’The level emitted from UVA lamps is much higher than our sun so I don’t even know if they would be effective.’’
‘’Make sure to apply a broad-spectrum high SPF sunscreen to your fingers, including the skin around the nails, to protect against the UVA light,’’ Dr. Zeichner told DailyMail.com.
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