Are Gel Manicures Bad For Nails? The Experts Weigh In

Long-lasting nail polish is great, right? But the flip side to that is that a type of nail polish that sticks to your nails for a long period of time might, in turn, be damaging your nails while it's resting on them. Dr. Shilpi Agarwal, a board-certified family physician, suggests avoiding gel manicures for this reason. "For those getting them regularly, as in every two weeks, it can weaken the nail because of the abrasive bonding agent and the way the manicurist needs to sand down/file down the nail so the polish sticks," says Dr. Agarwal.