Nail salons are frequented in cities and small towns today by men and women alike. The nail salons provide a service to clean the nails of hands and feet, and polish the cleaned nails to a sparkling luster. Men and women enjoy getting their nails professionally maintained, but it can come with a downside. There is a high risk of getting an infection in a nail salon. If the operators and nail technicians do not understand how to keep the salon instruments clean, dry and sanitized between patrons, then you can develop an infection. It is the equivalent of putting your hands and feet in water or with tools that have been used on literally hundreds of other people – to have an unclean tool used on your nail service. This exposes you to the risk of infection, and the higher risk that you may suffer dire consequences as a result of the nail salon’s uncleanliness.
Nail Salon Infections Can Lead to Amputations
It seems hardly possible to suggest that a minor nail salon infection could lead to something as serious as an amputation, but it is true! You can contract an infection so horrendous to your hands or feet, that you might need an amputation of one of your limbs to save your life. How can this be, you must be wondering? Well, let’s explore this problem in detail. You need to know how to avoid this situation, and what to do if you contract an infection at a nail salon.
Injured Nail Beds May Not Come Back Healthy
If you get our nails professionally serviced in a nail salon, then you know your hands are literally in their hands and care. The nail technician is supposed to clean and sterilize the tools used on your nails, and clean and sterilize after your service for the next person. If this is not performed carefully enough, you are literally being given the nail fungus, infections, viruses and dirt from the person or persons who had nail service before you came to the salon. This is beyond just being gross. It is the opportunity to spread fungus and infections to many other people, who had otherwise perfectly healthy nails.
What Are the Parts of a Nail Open to Infections?
Nails are made up of several parts, the most important of which are the nail bed, cuticle and the nail plate. The cuticle is the white half-moon you see at the base of the nail. These cuticles are usually supposed to be gently pushed back with a blunt edged tool during professional nail service. The problem is that this area can be damaged or cut, which leaves the skin open to infections.
The nail plate is what people typically think of as their nails. It is the entire nail, not just the tips. The nail bed is the pinkish area underneath the nail plate. If the nails at the nail salon are aggressively trimmed, pushed, prodded or ripped, torn, cut too close or lacerated, this leaves you open to receive an infection from an unsterile tool. Just imagine having a cut on your finger. If you have a cut on a finger and the nail technician uses a dirty tool on it, you will increase your chances of getting an infection. This same logic applies to your nails. Your nails are continually open to infections, just as an open wound anywhere else on your body would be susceptible to acquiring an infection.
If you have developed a serious infection from a visit to the nail salon, you should give us a call right now. You need a lawyer who is an expert in this field to explain the next steps to recovering the compensation you need in this case. Your attorney needs to know what to do in this case based on the facts that you give to us. A lawsuit on the merits filed on your behalf is appropriate in this situation, and will be filed without delay.
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How Does the Nail Salon Prevent Nail Infections from Occurring?
Nail salon technicians need to carefully review the nails on the hands and feet of the patrons, before working on those nails. If someone has an adverse nail condition, the nail technician should not start or continue to work on the nails once it is discovered. If these conditions exist on a patron, the nails should not be clipped or cut. The patron should be refused service with:
- Bleeding nails
- Bitten down nails that are bleeding
- Bleeding rough skin on the hands or feet
- Obvious fungal infections on the hands or feet
- Crusty fungus on the hands or feet
- Obvious dead limbs on the hands or feet
The nail salon technician needs to be on the lookout for patrons with issues on their hands and feet. Service should be refused to patrons who have these issues related to their hands and feet, to prevent the obvious spread of infection to other patrons.
Best Attorney for Nail Salon Infections That Lead to Amputations
If you acquire a nail bed or nail fungus as the result of having your nails professionally cleaned, you are not at fault. You are trusting the nail technician to clean the instruments being used on your hands and feet. If you get an infection from a nail salon, your finger or toe nails could become:
- Visibly brown or dark
- Have a fungus present
- Develop a sour smell
- Show signs of bleeding
- Have areas of pus
- Have granulated tissue present
- Have irritated nail borders
- Develop gangrene
- Not respond to healing with fungal cream
If any of these symptoms have happened to you, you must give us a call immediately. Why wouldn’t you want a lawyer with experience in nail salon infections that turn into amputations? We are here for you and will work towards getting you all the money you deserve for a settlement package in this type of case.
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At no time when we talk to you about this case, will we ask for any money up front, and you have our word on that. We make a promise to you to win your lawsuit, and we will deliver on that promise each time. When you call us today, we will schedule an appointment with you. We have an attorney with expertise in amputations from nail salon injuries to speak to you. We specialize in attorneys who understand about the sensitive nature of this type of lawsuit.
What Is the Value of My Nail Salon Infection Leading to an Amputation?
You need to understand that a nail salon infection that leads to an amputation is very serious. If you have to have an amputation of a finger or a toe, it will significantly change your life. You may have walked into the nail salon as an able-bodied person. But a few weeks later after your infection set in and could not be controlled, you could become a disabled individual for the rest of our life. Anyone looking at this case will feel that you did not get the service that you were seeking. Your amputated finger or toe will be valued according to:
- Medical expenses
- Loss of income or working wages
- Loss of time and ability to care for yourself and family
- Prosthetics to help in your disabled life
- Ongoing surgeries to correct your hands or feet
- Lost time from hobbies
- Emotional trauma and distress over an amputation
- Embarrassment over the incident, feelings of hopelessness over event
The final package settlement for having to endure an amputated finger or toe may be in the hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars. You need to discuss this case with an attorney who knows what to do to cover all angles, and bring you to a winning conclusion. Come on to the side of a lawyer with a specialty in winning cases as a result of acquiring an infection in a finger or toe, from a visit to a nail salon. You can count on our lawyers who can help with the winning of this case for you, under these extraordinary situations leading up to your loss of a finger or toe to amputation.
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If you have been injured in a nail salon and suffered an amputation of a finger or toe, we are able to talk to you about this case. We are able to offer to you a no risk free second opinion any time that you have additional questions on your case. You need to discuss your case with an expert in these areas. Join the winning team and call an experienced attorney in Los Angeles. If you are wondering, “Can I sue for an amputation from a nail salon infection?” the answer is Yes. We can sue on your behalf in this case. Just call our Los Angeles case lawyers can file a lawsuit regarding your amputation on account of being in an unclean nail salon. Be on the winning side of our case attorneys in Los Angeles, who can sue the parties at fault for your losses, medical bills and personal injuries.
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