Author: Trisha Leigh Zeigenhorn / Source: did you know?
Future Miss Illinois Karolina Jasko was only 18 years old in 2016 when she found out she had melanoma. She might not have noticed it herself, but her nail technician saw a vertical black line on her right thumbnail when swapping in new acrylics for her old ones.
Karolina had gotten her nails done regularly since she was a freshman in high school, and even though Karolina’s doctors say the cause of her melanoma was most likely genetic, they do agree that the consistent UV rays from her gel manicures could have sped up the onset of the disease.
“I experienced a lot of different feelings when I got my diagnosis,” she told Buzzfeed. “I was scared, but also confused. I didn’t think that this could happen to me, so I was in a little bit of shock.”
The high school senior was suddenly faced with a cancer diagnosis, surgery, and the possibility that she might be living the rest of her life with only one thumb.
“Luckily, they were able to just remove my whole nail matrix….
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