Why Is My Nail Turning Green Under My Acrylic

Dermatology 19 years experience.

Why is my nail turning green under my acrylic. The discoloration appears near the tip on two nails which I have cut off and filed- the nails would have broken anyway because they are so soft. We have more interesting things than what you see. The green discoloration varies from blue-green to dark green to bluish-grey.

Pseudomonas is the name given to a common run-of-the-mill bacterium that announces itself to nail clients by turning their nails green. This is caused when the pseudomonas bacteria gets trapped under the artificial nail - either from unsanitary nail. Why is my nail turning green under my acrylic.

Joined Jan 12 2003 Messages 32641 Reaction score 1035 Location Benissa Costa Blanca Spain. Anyhow I have a that green nail under a acrylic. This pigment adheresto the undersurface of the nail platecausing the green color.

This is most commonly known as a dark spot under the nail or a black spot on your nail. There are times however when conditions are perfect and happy bacteria make a home either on top of the. Contrary to popular belief this unsightly nail is not the cause of growing some green fungus under.

Sep 4 2009 7 xxclairexx said. No matter what I do - ex take off the acrylics and file the green off - it comes off cause its weak and rips on anything. There is a slight green color in the middle of one nail and it is darker in the same area on another nail.

Patients likely have a history of prolonged exposure to water or detergents soaps or an ungual trauma. The skin around the nail is swollen and sore. Simply exposing the infection to the air will allow the nail plate to dry out.