Why Is My Nail Turning Green Under My Acrylic

Why is my nail turning green under my acrylic.

Why is my nail turning green under my acrylic. This doesnt necessarily mean youre doing something wrong but it is something to consider if you find your nails starting to change color. Yellow-green green and green-black nail discolorations are signs of a Pseudomonas bacterial infection. This is most commonly known as a dark spot under the nail or a black spot on your nail.

Sounds like you have a pseudomonas aeruginosa bacterial infection known in the nail world as greenies or mold which it is not. The green color is actually a secretion from a bacteria that has infected the nail. Once the nail gets infected the fungus thrives as the fake nails offer a perfect place for them to thrive a warm moist and dark atmosphere.

A fungal infection can take hold when an acrylic nail is left in place too long--such as three months or more--and moisture accumulates under the nail. On physical examination there is characteristic greenish or greenish-black discoloration of the nailfold with proximal chronic paronychia and distolateral. There is a slight green color in the middle of one nail and it is darker in the same area on another nail.

We have more interesting things than what you see. Answer 1 of 5. This is usually caused by over exposure to the UV rays.

I have buffed my nails and applied. Patients likely have a history of prolonged exposure to water or detergents soaps or an ungual trauma. 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.

Sep 4 2009 7 xxclairexx said. Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria which can cause green nails. The reason that your nails may be turning dark is because you are not allowing the nail underneath to get enough light.