Can you put an acrylic nail on a regrowing nail?

One of my fingernails semi-died and now it's about 75% back. Can I put an acrylic on it without killing the whole thing?Can you put an acrylic nail on a regrowing nail?
Yes you can; however!





Putting acrylic on a nail will not affect the regrowth unless you were allergic to the acrylic and then you would perhaps get some type of allergic reaction such as contact dermatitis or paronychia (inflammation of the eponychium ((skin))) around the nail.


Or


You get acrylic on the nail and you get a nail fungus because of moisture trapped in between the product and your healthy (living) nail or moisture inside the nail plate (your nail).


Or


You get acrylic on the nail and get a bacterial infection due to not being sanitary enough. This is due to not disinfecting hands, equipment, files etc. before acrylic nail service.





My suggestion not recommendation (because I am no Physician) would be to go to your Nail Technician and have them look at it to make sure there are no signs of infection.


IF signs of infection: They will refer you to your physician.


If NO signs of infection: Then the nail tech most likely will try to file away as much of the dead nail that is possible without affecting the nail bed ( skin underneath the nail plate). The tech can then put an artificial nail enhancement (tip, sculpt) to the nail to match it to the length of the other nails. This will help the natural nail as it grows out.





If you do not have a Nail Tech you normally go to, then ask around for a reputable and sanitary tech to go to and make sure you observe their work area and whether they are using clean implements (file, nipper, etcc) on each client. Also make sure that the tech does not try to put product on your skin (the skin where the rest of your nail should be) if you decide to go with a sculpt. The sculpt should always be attached to the natural nail.





Hope this helps.