Dr. Justine Kluk, a dermatologist, suggests that UV nail lamps can cause skin cancer. A gel manicure is ācuredā in a UV light, which dries the nails almost instantly and, in some cases, for up to two weeks. Every biweekly gel manicure adds only 17 seconds of extra time outside to an already long day.
Study finds UV nail dryers may put people at increased risk of skin cancer 05:25. Before Karolina Jasko won the Miss Illinois contest in 2018, getting gel manicures had been part of her beauty