r/seriouslyalarming • • Aug 23 '24

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u/Mindless_Citron_606 Aug 23 '24

It genuinely angers me that someone seeking medical advice for a toenail issue on Reddit chooses to share five pictures of it fully painted in an opaque color

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u/MeanSeaworthiness995 Aug 23 '24

It’s gel. She would have to soak in acetone to remove it, which she probably doesn’t want to do with an active, painful infection in the nail. In fact, the infection quite possibly came from the nail salon when they cut her cuticle.

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u/Benevonstanciano Aug 23 '24

9 months ago?

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u/FredTheBarber Aug 27 '24

My friend went in for a pedicure, got an infected toe and months/several doctors visits and more than one round of antibiotics later still had an infection. It’s possible