Nail Aesthetic Composite Reconstruction
According To Step Up Footcare
NEC®, or Nail Aesthetic Composite, is an innovative toenail reconstruction system. It uses a special nano-hybrid composite made in Germany to recreate a natural-looking toenail. NEC can be used to reconstruct all types of toenails, including fungal, psoriatic, retronychia, pincer, ingrown, dystrophic, and traumatized toenails. It can even cover and reconstruct a subungual hematoma (blue/black bruised toenail). Application is safe and painless. It is also safe to use polish or acetone over the composite after it is applied. Typically, as the toenail grows out (in about 2 months), it can be removed or re-applied. Book a visit with our board-certified podiatrists and NEC specialists at Step Up Footcare in our TriBeCa Downtown New York City location to have your toenails professionally restored with the NEC® Nail Aesthetic Composite System.
How Does NEC Work?
Before applying the NEC composite, our doctors will prep the toenail and clean off any detached or diseased toenail. Then the bonding agent is applied and cured with LED light. Next, the composite is color matched to the individual patient and slowly layered onto the nail, curing after each step. The NEC system uses color and tone matching techniques to rebuild every part of the nail complex: the nail bed, the free edge, and the nail plate. This typically takes 30 minutes depending on the toenail’s condition and the number of toenails being restored.
Preparing the toenail before NEC® is applied
Who Should Avoid NEC?
If any of the following apply to you then NEC is NOT for you:
Peripheral vascular disease
Arterial insufficiency
Peripheral neuropathy
Suspicious pigmented nail lesions
Pregnant or nursing
Our podiatrists will assess whether or not the NEC Toenail Restoration system is safe for you during your initial visit and consultation. NEC is a cosmetic, self-pay service.
What are some innovative benefits of NEC, compared to other nail reconstruction systems?
NEC uses LED light to cure the composite, instead of UV light.
Applying the composite to the toenail may help guide healthier growth of the natural nail, including in ingrown toenails.
The micro-hybrid composite can be filed down, polished, and retouched easily without cracking.
Color coordinated using 8 different colors and tones to match each patient individually.
Non-porous composite is designed to keep water from getting underneath and causing mold or fungus developing under the NEC product.
