Should I Stop Getting Gel Manicures? Experts Unpack The Radiation Risks

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Should I Stop Getting Gel Manicures? Experts Unpack The Radiation Risks
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'What this [new] study has shown is that there are changes that kill the cell, which is probably not the biggest deal (if a skin cell dies, it dies; but the more concerning issue is the [cancer-causing] mutation that it creates.' -Dr. Amir Karam

that saw two women, who regularly got gel manicures, develop melanoma on the backs of their hands. The research, however, was inconclusive — unable to confirm if their regular manicures had little to any association with cancer.

With answers murky at best, many GelX and gel manicure die-hards have been carrying on with their regularly scheduled nail appointments without being majorly alarmed. However, with this new evidence in hand, it begs the question: how worried should you be? As any gel mani-goer knows, nail lamps are a mandatory step in curing any gel-based manicure. So if that’s your service of choice, it’s impossible to avoid using them.

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