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26 Bones Foot Spa is a medical foot spa that will never use any harmful chemicals or take any shortcuts. Our nail technicians will never apply acrylics, but rather work to enhance the natural nail.
Have you ever heard of anyone dying of a pedicure? Well, after receiving a pedicure in a California nail salon, Gerry Ann Schabarum died of a staphylococcus infection in 2006. In a similar situation, Kimberly Kay Jackson died here in Texas in 2007 after battling the same type of infection. Untrained nail technicians who fail to sterilize their equipment properly, and who do not take proper precautions cause such infections.
Many nail salons use a chemical called methyl methacrylate (MMA) when creating and adhering the acrylic nails that so many women love. Texas Board regulations have banned MMA nail use since 1974, when complaints started to surface. The FDA also banned this chemical after reports claimed that MMA could rip nails off fingers, cause nerve problems and severe rashes. Over time, its effects can include damage to the kidneys, livers and fetuses. Manicurists who use this chemical can cause damage to the surface of the nail resulting in weakness which may lead to infection and irreversible damage.
The medical director of 26 Bones Foot Spa, Carla Emery-Culberson D.P.M., M.P.H., P.A, found it necessary to open a medically safe foot spa where people can go to feel relaxed with high quality care and not have to worry about sanitation or contracting infections.
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