L.A. woman sues nail shop after pedicure infection leads to loss of toe

A woman in Los Angeles was looking to get pampered at a nail salon earlier this month. But the experience was anything but relaxing.

Sonia Algara is now suing a nail salon claiming a pedicure led to the loss of a toe.

The woman says her pedicure at “Dynasty Nails” in Santa Clarida left her with an infection so severe that within a week, doctors had to amputate the baby toe on her left foot.

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She claims that on March 15, an employee used a pair of scissors to cut in between the fourth and fifth toes on her left foot.

“She has some pain. They stopped right there. She then goes to the hospital, finds out that there’s an infection,” Algara’s lawyer, Daniel Rafii, told CBS.

Tweet This Click to share quote on Twitter: "She has some pain. They stopped right there. She then goes to the hospital, finds out that there's an infection," Algara's lawyer, Daniel Rafii, told <a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/news/woman-sues-dynasty-nails-in-santa-clarita-for-loss-of-toe/">CBS</a>.

He said his client is diabetic and had warned the salon that she carries a greater risk of infection.

Algara says the disfigurement has affected her emotionally and physically – her balance is affected and she is unable to wear certain shoes and has trouble walking up stairs.

“I think there’s a sense of independence she’s lost, a sense of strength,” Rafii said.

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Algara is suing for unspecified damages. Global News has reached out to Dynasty Nails for comment but nobody has responded. Dynasty Nails has positive reviews on Yelp.