So, can you put an acrylic on a missing fingernail? You can get an acrylic nail on a missing nail, so long as there is enough nail left to build off of. However, this does not necessarily mean that you should. In fact, it comes strongly advised not to. Doing so will put you at increased risk of infections and other nail disorders long term. I know you may want acrylics.It would be best if you never put another acrylic nail over your already damaged nail. Instead, let your nails heal and regrow. If you end up placing an acrylic nail over it, you are preventing its healing, and there’s a chance of getting it infected. It would help if you didn’t use acrylic until your natural nail …This is probably not what you want to hear, but if you attempt to place chemicals on top of the injured nail bed, you could lose the nail, anyway. It may just fall off and take the new acrylic nail with it. In that case, it will take longer for the nail to grow back. There is no guarantee that the nail will gr...
