00:00A 38-year-old woman came in for a pedicure with an interesting detail.
00:04This condition is called syndactyly, which in simple terms means fused toes.
00:09In this case, it's mild and doesn't impact her quality of life, but her big toes condition does.
00:15Notice that we have onycolysis here, and the nails are too long,
00:19and it's precisely because the nails are long that we can see these transverse grooves.
00:24This is the result of the long nail plate digging into the side of the shoe.
00:29Basically, the nail bunches up like an accordion.
00:32It's all quite simple here.
00:33There's nowhere for it to grow.
00:35It constantly hits the side of the shoe, and because of that, it takes on this accordion-like shape.
00:40We'll start by removing the length of the free edge, and for that, I'll use straight-edge nippers.
00:45These are nippers used in pedicures.
00:48Ideally, it's good to have this kind of tool at home, so you can trim your own nails yourself.
00:53In this case, I'm showing how I remove the length of the free edge,
00:57and we'll also be cleaning up the onycolysis.
01:00I want to say that onycolysis is not always a catastrophe,
01:03and basically it's not a disease, it's just a condition.
01:07So onycolysis is when the nail separates from the nail bed.
01:10Yes, aesthetically it's not pretty,
01:13but the unpleasant thing is that all sorts of things can accumulate under this separation.
01:17And that's exactly what we're going to clean up right now.
01:20I'm going to use a curette to remove all the material under the nail as much as possible.
01:25Why am I doing this?
01:26I'll show that no matter how hard you try to clean your onycolysis,
01:30even with a safe curette like I use, you can't clean it 100%, yet cleaning is still necessary.
01:36I'm going to take a bit that looks like a nail head, and my favorite Dr. Alex hand piece.
01:42I have 50,000 revolutions per minute here, but of course I won't be working at that speed.
01:46I usually work at about 20,000.
01:48The bit shaped like a nail head is used to make a small cut in our lifting.
01:53I do this very carefully, considering that I have a powerful machine and a sharp bit with a blue stripe.
01:59The work must be precise, so this is just a demonstration of my work, not instructions to follow.
02:05You need training to perform these actions.
02:08Many good courses are available, so keep learning.
02:12You shouldn't attempt self-treatment or self-medication.
02:15I'm showing you the removed piece.
02:17This isn't the full cleaning process.
02:19We've only taken off the top part.
02:21And now we're looking at what we have left.
02:23There's something rotten on the bed, as people say, and these are its remains, the remnants of some dirt.
02:29In general, all of this, of course, needs to be cleaned up.
02:32I know what most people who are watching this video are thinking right now.
02:35They're thinking, oh my god, what a nightmare.
02:37How could someone let themselves get into such a state?
02:39But believe me, this is just an ordinary person.
02:42She looks completely normal.
02:44In fact, no one is immune to this.
02:46Here, the reason is quite simple.
02:48Narrow shoes are to blame.
02:50Right now I have a pusher, by the way.
02:51I'm showing it, which looks a lot like an orange stick.
02:54It works perfectly if the cuticle is stuck and you're used to working with an orange stick.
02:59Its advantage is that, unlike an orange stick, it won't fray.
03:02Next, we use foot talk, which we call potter stop.
03:06This is probably my favorite product in pedicure among all the products,
03:10because it works great and has a pleasant scent.
03:13We applied it thoroughly, rubbed it in well, and then, using a brush, we remove any excess.
03:18Next, we use the classic pedicure bit with a red band.
03:21This is a bit with a large diameter,
03:23and probably it's one of the most convenient for working on feet,
03:27because it perfectly protects the petrigium,
03:30slightly lifts the cuticle, and allows you to work on the side walls.
03:33The main point is it lacks a sharp tip, so you can't injure your client.
03:38I work both in forward and reverse, and in this case, my speed is very low.
03:43About 15,000 to 17,000, I recommend using a low speed if you're relatively new to pedicures.
03:50But if you're truly a professional, and you know your client well, then you can use a higher speed.
03:55Of course, the process will go much faster that way,
03:58but you also need to understand that at higher speeds,
04:00the risk of damaging the nail plate, or accidentally going somewhere you shouldn't with the bit, increases.
04:06And finally, let's move on to working on the thumb, in this case with this bit.
04:10I will work on the petrigium, cuticle, and thoroughly clean the nail plate.
04:16My aim is to reduce the thickness, since the nail is too thick.
04:20Its shape and color suggest this,
04:22but the nail plate's color isn't always a sign of a problem or attachment.
04:27And by the way, for everyone who likes to make diagnoses based on videos or photos,
04:31I want to say that only a doctor can make a diagnosis.
04:34And only after your client has taken a test, because doing it by eye is useless.
04:38After working on the cuticle in forward and reverse,
04:41I move on to cleaning the actual onycolysis, because before that we were just trimming.
04:47And now I'm using this bit that looks like a pear, and it has a black ring.
04:51This is the coarsest abrasive among the natural diamond bits I use from KMIS,
04:56and I want to say that I use this bit to thin out the seam area as much as possible.
05:01Next, I take a more precise bit, for example one like a flame with a sharp tip and a blue
05:06ring.
05:06You can use a green one, I just took the one I had on hand.
05:09With this bit, I carefully get under the edge, meaning under the border of the onycolysis,
05:15and clean upwards.
05:16My task is to work very precisely in such a way as to clean all the edges,
05:20because quality cleaning of onycolysis means making this joint disappear completely.
05:25To let the onycolysis grow out comfortably and avoid snags, I'll even out the free edge.
05:31I use a file for this, and we will make a cut.
05:34In this case, I am using scissors, and my scissors have straight blades, not curved ones.
05:39I make a precise cut.
05:41And very often people write to me in the comments,
05:44saying that my pedicures or manicures are somehow not clean enough.
05:47I always say people have an Instagram mindset.
05:51Not everything you see on social media, especially on their macro, should be taken at face value.
05:56Often these videos or photos are simply made to sell you courses.
06:00I show my work with regular clients, the real everyday life of a nail technician,
06:05and I demonstrate how it should actually look.
06:08The client's skin may not let you clean everything perfectly at once, and that's not always needed.
06:13Most of the time that's actually not normal, because the skin perceives it as an attack.
06:18The cuticles and folds will grow further.
06:21Stories about always needing perfect manicures and pedicures aren't really relevant.
06:27Because a person will live their life with these hands or feet,
06:30and if you over-file in an attempt to smooth things out, or cut too much trying to make a
06:35super perfect cut,
06:36you might end up with a beautiful result and a great photo for your portfolio.
06:40But the person will have to live with it afterwards, and you should never forget that.
06:44And you also need to remember that after treatment, while the skin is not moisturized and is still dry,
06:50it doesn't look like those perfect pictures you see on social media.
06:53That's something you need to take into account as well.
06:55As for me, after making the cut, I move on to treating the cuticles again.
06:58I use this technique very often, and I believe it's the least traumatic and very convenient.
07:04Since during the first treatment I didn't go too deep under the cuticle, I did a rough cut next.
07:10Now, using the drill, I'll go over everything again to make sure everything is really clean,
07:15but still in moderation.
07:17I'm also cleaning up the remaining oencolysis a bit, and after that I can move on to buffing.
07:23And regarding buffing, I can also say that it's not always possible, especially on the feet,
07:28to buff everything completely in a way that's comfortable for the client.
07:32Sometimes it happens that you try to buff, and realize that you're about to over-buff the cuticle,
07:37and it doesn't matter what speed you're using, or which bits you're working with.
07:40There are just some nuances with the skin, especially if the foot is moist.
07:44In our case, that's exactly the situation, and you need to understand that this skin is really,
07:48really thin.
07:49At the end, after the treatment, I managed to stop in time,
07:52without pushing everything to a super perfect result.
07:55I'm taking the pad again to remove all the dust, clean everything, and moisturize the skin.
08:00And now I can finally assess how my treatment actually looks.
08:03Everything looks clean and neat, we just need to finish our treatment.
08:08For the oil, I'll be using almond oil, but you can use avocado oil, monarda oil, or any other oil
08:14you like.
08:14Most often, I use the sub-series.
08:16And I want to say that in this case, the oil is needed, first of all, to moisturize the skin,
08:22and secondly, so that the client can apply this oil at home for self-care and do self-massage.
08:27During self-massage, massaging the nail bed and cuticle area naturally increases blood flow.
08:57LIKASIK Association.
09:02By the way, I think it's very cute.
