UNGHIILE ROASE: EVALUARE ȘI PROTEZARE

When you can work, how to build, and how to track progress

Bitten nails are not just an aesthetic issue. Behind them lies a repetitive habit that the technician cannot stop for the client. What we can do is properly evaluate the tissue, refuse service when there are wounds, and protect the nail when the area allows for safe work.

In this course, I show you how to analyze a bitten nail, how to choose the technique and material, what length you can achieve, and how to build a short, stable, and correct prosthetic.

The goal is not to transform the nail in a single session, nor to promise that the habit will disappear. The goal is to protect the area, support healthy growth, and track the client's progress through regular maintenance appointments.

PRE-LANSARE: Cursurile vor fi disponibile în contul tău începând cu 1 noiembrie 2026.

• You don't know if the tissue is healed enough to work on.
• You are afraid the material might touch the skin.
• You don't know when to refuse service.
• You don't know what length you can achieve on a bitten nail.
• The client also bites the applied material.
• The work comes off very quickly.
• You don't know which material to choose.
• You don't know how to create support when the free edge is missing.
• You don't know how to use fiberglass.
• You are afraid the product will get on the skin and increase the risk of sensitization.
• You build the nail too long or too thick.
• You don't monitor the nail bed's progress.
• You schedule the client at intervals that are too long.
• You don't know how to explain to her that the technician cannot fix the nail-biting habit alone.

• How to evaluate bitten nails before service.
• How to differentiate healed skin from a damaged area.
• When you can work and when you must refuse.
• How to delicately clean the area without worsening the trauma.
• How to choose the safe length.
• How to choose the material and technique.
• How to create a support without applying product to the skin.
• How to use fiberglass as a technical aid.
• How to build a short and resistant architecture.
• How to reduce the risk of lifting and breakage.
• Why the client must return in approximately two weeks.
• How to track progress from one maintenance session to the next.
• How to communicate realistically with the client.
• What recommendations to offer for home care.

Before applying any product, you will learn how to check:

• If there are any open wounds.
• If the area is bleeding.
• If the skin is inflamed or painful.
• If there are signs that may indicate an infection.
• If the client has bitten the skin around the nail.
• How much healthy nail plate remains.
• The condition of the stress points.
• If there is a free edge.
• If the nail bed is exposed or traumatized.
• If the product can be applied without contact with the skin.
• If the nail can safely support an enhancement.

We do not apply material when there are:

• Open wounds.
• Bleeding.
• Inflammation.
• Severe pain.
• Unhealed tissue.
• Moist areas or secretions.
• Suspicion of infection.
• An area where the product cannot be applied without touching the skin.

In such situations, the service is postponed. The client returns after the area has completely healed and, when necessary, is referred to a doctor.

We do not cover a wound with gel, base, acrygel, or fiberglass.

The technician can:

• Protect the natural nail once the tissue is healed.
• Create a short, controlled free edge.
• Help prevent the client from having direct access to the natural nail.
• Monitor growth and progress.
• Adapt the architecture at each fill.
• Educate the client on aftercare.

The technician cannot:

• Treat the emotional or behavioral root cause of the habit.
• Guarantee that a client will stop biting their nails.
• Instantly repair a traumatized nail bed.
• Apply product over open wounds.
• Guarantee the product will last if it is constantly bitten or forced.

The prosthetic application supports the process, but the client's commitment is essential.

On bitten nails, we do not build the length desired by the client from the first session.

You will learn:

• Why we start with a very short length.
• How to determine what the nail plate can support.
• How to avoid excessive leverage.
• How to protect the stress points.
• Why the shape must be practical.
• How to gradually increase the length, only if the progress allows it.

The goal of the first application is protection and stability, not spectacular length.

You will learn to choose between:

• Flexible base, when the situation allows it.
• Builder gel.
• Rigid gel for support.
• Acrygel.
• Fiberglass used as a technical support.
• Compatible material combinations.

The material is chosen based on the existing nail plate, length, architecture, flexibility, and how the client uses her hands.

In this course I will show you:

• In what situations fiberglass can be used.
• How to prep the nail.
• How to create the support for the free edge.
• How to position the fiberglass.
• How to integrate it into the product.
• How to avoid contact of the unpolymerized product with the skin.
• How to properly seal the structure.
• How to check for stability before finishing.

Fiberglass does not eliminate the risk of allergy. Safety depends on the choice of products, application without skin contact, correct polymerization, and compliance with the manufacturer's instructions.

You will learn:

• How to create a very short extension.
• How to rebuild the direction of the nail.
• How to position the apex.
• How to protect the sidewalls.
• How to avoid unnecessary thickness.
• How to create a natural shape.
• How to finish the free edge.
• How to check the structure from all angles.

A bitten nail does not need to be hidden under a lot of material. It needs a small, well-controlled architecture adapted to the existing support.

During the initial period, the client must be monitored more frequently.

During maintenance, you will analyze:

• Whether the material has remained stable.
• Whether there is lifting.
• Whether the nail has been bitten or forced.
• How the natural plate has grown.
• How the nail bed is evolving.
• Whether the length can be maintained.
• Whether the architecture needs to be rebalanced.
• Whether the product or technique needs to be changed.
• Whether there are areas that require a break and healing.

The interval can be adapted to the case, but the client should not be left with an unbalanced and excessively grown structure.

You will learn how to explain to her:

• Why you cannot work over wounds.
• Why the first set must be short.
• Why she needs to return sooner.
• Why she must not bite, pull, or pick at the material.
• What can happen if she forces the work.
• Why the result is built over time.
• What her responsibility is in the process.
• When it is useful to seek specialized help for managing the habit.

After completing the course, you will have clear benchmarks for:

• Evaluating a bitten nail.
• Recognizing situations where you cannot work.
• Choosing the right length.
• Creating a prosthesis without contact with the skin.
• Using fiberglass correctly.
• Choosing the material and architecture.
• Scheduling maintenance at an appropriate interval.
• Tracking the client's progress.
• Communicating realistically, without making impossible promises.

• Structured video lessons.
• Complete assessment of bitten nails.
• Clear criteria for accepting or refusing the service.
• Demonstration of technical prosthetics.
• Working technique with fiberglass.
• Choice of material and length.
• Construction of a short and stable architecture.
• Maintenance and progress tracking protocol.
• Module workbook in PDF format.
• Digital certificate of participation, available in your account upon completion.

PRE-LANSARE: Cursurile vor fi disponibile în contul tău începând cu 1 noiembrie 2026.

You can purchase this module individually, combine it with two, three, or more modules, or you can choose the entire Base 1 program.

The complete package includes all 25 modules and is more affordably priced than individual purchases.

Upon completing the 25 modules, the student receives the special, personalized Base 1 diploma, created in a premium plexiglass format and shipped by ONE Nail Academy.

Courses can be purchased before they are published. The pre-order offer is available for one month, and access is activated starting November 1, 2026.

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