• Jane Ubell-Meyer got nerve damage from a gel manicure that wasn't done properly, and now she wants to warn other women.

Could your gel manicure harm you? Here are some warning signs to look out for:

• The technician mixes glue and powder.
• The technician dips your finger in a chemical solution.
• Your salon uses bottles in unmarked containers.
• The products smell unusually strong or have a strange odor.
• Your skin is abraded or cut during the procedure.
• The instruments used on you are not sterilized.
• Your skin or nails hurt during or after the nail service.
• The gels do not soak off easily in solvents designed to remove acrylics.
• The salon is not clean.
• Licenses for the salon and individual operators are not visibly posted.
• You see swelling, redness or other signs of infection.