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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As an ER doctor I routinely remove these when girls come in having ripped the nail off getting dressed, playing sports, or just horsing around. Happens mostly with the super long ones; I’ve also had a girl come in with acrylic toenails (shudder). In most cases it rips the native nail off the bed and the whole thing bleeds. I now keep an acrylic nail trimmer in my bag because this happens with some frequency. This was the explanation I gave to my 13 yo DD who wanted acrylics. I also showed her some pictures. That ended that request quickly. [/quote]

ok but there are NUMEROUS options these days to do your nails at home that people have pointed out that is a happy medium between going to the salon and getting long pointy acrylics and doing nothing. There is some very nice nail polish out there that lasts longer than your drugstore polishes, press on nails (these have come far since the KISS nails we're all familiar with), and my personal favorite the semi cured gel. OPs daughter can "have her nails done" using one of these options but it seems like OP just wants to say no.

I personally use semi cured gels and I keep my nails quite short. I am pretty sure I am in no more danger of having my whole nail ripped off than someone who is wearing nailpolish. [/quote]

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