Is Shellac Worth The Damage? A Podiatrist Weighs In

​"Shellac, shellac on the wall, where's the worst nails of them all?"

I say this to myself each morning before I start work.

I'm sick and tired of hearing a beautician's take on nail gel damage. It's like asking a circus owners opinion on dancing bears. 

Shellac was everywhere a few years back. But of late, I've noticed a drop off in the miracle nail polish.

Is it a mini-rebellion against the damage that gel inflicts on your nails?

​Now, I'm a Podiatrist, so this post is tailored to chalk-colored toenails. 

​But it also applies to the more common coated fingernails. 

Your nail tissue is the same. The process is the same. The white spots and fungal nail infections are the same. ​

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