little magnifier, asked if Maya had recently had acrylics or gel nails done, and Maya admitted she’d had a set removed three weeks earlier, a rushed, picky removal at a discount place.
“That’s very common,” the nurse said kindly. “A small fungal infection of the nail surface. It looks scary, but it’s easy to treat when it’s caught early, and it’s a good thing you didn’t paint over it. That’s how a small spot turns into a stubborn one.”
She prescribed a topical treatment and told Maya to keep the
