Toe nail fungus is a medical name of onychomycosis. It is characterized by lesions of pathogenic micro-organisms, Horny plates on the toes and less often the hands. This does not lead to a significant threat to human life, but it is quite a unpleasant factor that brings a lot of inconvenience. They are due to the fact that the nail begins to look aesthetically pleasing and smelly.
In some cases there are other symptoms, negative are painful. About 20% of all inhabitants of our planet suffer from nail fungus, and each one is 100% sensitive recurrence of this disease.
Causes and factors of development of fungal
In medical practice, formed a strong identification of factors that contribute to the development of nail fungus on the feet. Therefore, it is important to carefully monitor the health of these groups of patients:
- Injuries, clavisque, abrasions and Claudus legs, what happened to the mismatched shoes or as a separate cosmetic procedure;
- Which for certain reasons are not able to follow the proper hygienic treatment of feet;
- Impaired or weakened immune system;
- Taking certain medications, such as antibiotics;
- Excessive exercitatio your sudorem, legs and whole body in General.
The presence of at least one of the above factors the risk of nail fungus can grow several times. Therefore, you need to always avoid the causes that trigger the infection of pathogenic micro-organisms.
Often the infection is from a relative, with whom a person lives in one room and use of common household items. The probability of infection is significantly increased in case of use of common towels, washcloths, rugs in the bathroom.
Therefore, very often the infection is also some public institutions, where people are objects used in the other. These are steam baths, saunas, gyms, swimming pools and beaches. To distinguish these places of high humidity, which is a favorable environment for the development of mycosis.
It is worth noting that fungal spores are pretty hardy, so can withstand both very high and very low temperatures. They are present, while the beach sand, which hit the small cracks on the feet caused by fungus on the feet and the nails.
Treatment creams and lotions
Treatment of mycosis in the early stages of the disease, when it has not yet managed to acquire a severe form, is best done with the help of medications for external use. Antimiotiki used outdoors, can be in different forms – gels, powders, creams, paints, etc. the most common are ointments and creams.
Among the many preparations for the clinical investigation; PsoriControl is quite clear. Seventy percent of medical institutions have confirmed the effectiveness of the substance.
Based formulations of terbinafine
This substance functional and to eliminate the mushroom growth of different origin, regardless of the fungus. Works holistically, using safe, especially when used externally.
Use creams associated with lubricate the affected areas of skin 1-2 times a day, preferably with a little cream RUB. Treatment varies depending on the stage of the disease, and forms of fungus, but is usually 2-4 weeks. When applying creams, the upper layers of the skin accumulation of terbinafine, and has a devastating effect on the fungus even after 4 hours no significant improvement in the skin.
There is a universal remedy for many skin lesions such as psoriasis, eczema, dermatitis, etc. Here are the most popular and effective cream:
- salicylic acid. Rejuvenates the skin and destroy the fungus used, the frequency is 1-3 times a day. The distinguishing feature – a quick course of treatment is 10-20 days;
- Zinc ointment is very popular, because of the security effects on the body. It can be used during pregnancy, lactation and children. Apply daily 4-5 times;
- Sulfur. Effective substance which is used within 7 days, leaving the skin 2 times a day.
As already mentioned, the treatment depends on the form of the disease, respectively, need to adhere to certain recommendations to achieve maximum results.
- When the toes of the form of the fungus, usually the cream is applied 1-2 times a day. Symptoms disappear within 1-2 weeks, in some cases up to 4 h. Treatment is still 1-4 weeks depending on the drug to prevent relapse of the disease;
- During keratinization stop is required prior to clean the skin peeling, excess tissue, patients the regrown nail. You can use salicylic ointment, otherwise the material does not penetrate into deep layer of the dermis;
- vesiculosum form requires a preliminary treatment to remove bubbles of the liquid on the skin. To do this, open the blister and clean it with a watery configurations. The rest of the wound should be treated with boric acid (2%). In more complex cases, can be used with corticosteroid creams. Use an antifungal cream is prescribed only after the removal of the acute form, then to apply the standard;
- Is removed in the form is easily treatable, but the fungus often covers large areas of the skin, so you need to use a lot of lotion. Alternatively, you can use the foam, which is easy to apply and creates a protective film within 24 hours.
Drugs
Not always the treatment is topically or locally, as well as extensive damage to the skin, nails, and hands, you may want to consider a more efficient car. Treatment medication affects the entire body and improvement comes from within the body. Often treatment to complement the creams, but the interaction with drugs should check with a specialist.
Laser treatment
Laser therapy is a modern treatment of mycosis, due to the penetration of infrared is achieved irradiation and the death of the fungus. Of course, the procedure is not a panacea, but 2 months later the infection is completely removed, and that is important
–painless. By applying a similar treatment is possible for the emergence of side effects.
To completely eliminate the mycosis has to do 6
–10 sessions, while the closed interval of 1 week. Before each procedure to cleanse the skin and cornuta is vaporetur feet, hands.
Laser therapy is performed only in clinics.
The treatment of nail fungus pharmacopolium drugs
Treatment of the fungus shall be determined by a dermatologist. What tool is best to use in each case affecting the vastness of the spread of the disease, its form, duration, and presence of comorbidities.
There are a variety of their impact on the pharmaceutical treatment of nail fungus, which can be used separately from each other, and together. The decision should be taken only by the treating physician, because the nail can also have side effects, and some contraindications.
Quite popular and effective are the various types of paints, sprays and solutions.
It should be noted that the treatment of these funds are often very lengthy.They should be several months to a year.
There are alternative methods effect of the fungus on the feet, which are not always supported by official medicine. Despite the reviews of those who used them, we talk about efficiency. But it is best to be careful enough to choose carefully what to treat nail fungus.
How to get fungus
The fungus is highly contagious and difficult to treat diseases. It is nonheritable. In fact, you can become infected by contact with spores that may remain on the surface for very long. Share 2 type of infection:
- A direct path. The fungus penetrates the soil, on plants, in contact with the sick person and sometimes animals;
- The indirect path. Using the items that the first consists of the use of the patient and is infected.
Traditional methods of treatment

Because fungal nails are fairly common, there are many ways to treat them at home without the high cost.
A number of suitable available products, which are often economic to all. Quite effective are the following methods for the treatment of nail fungus:
- With the help of detergent. The effect of this remedy for nail fungus, based on the presence of powdered alkali, which is a hostile environment for the existence of pathogens. First you need a hundred grams dissolved in hot or warm water. After that this solution is necessary to soar feet. The pores of the skin will gradually open, allowing the powder held them, to kill the fungus. All the symptoms of the disease disappear for a week, but it is better to apply this method ten days to secure the result.
- A good idea to treat nail fungus can also hydrogen peroxide. Before you apply it, you need to de vaporetur the feet in hot water. In liquid, it is best to add a small amount of baking soda – 1 liter use 1 tsp. After steaming a cotton swab dipped in hydrogen peroxide should be put on the affected areas of the skin and nails. Then wrap it in cellophane 4560 minutes. Depending on how far advanced the disease, the course of such procedures can vary from two weeks to several months. Throughout the day, in addition to, you can pour a few drops of peroxide into the cavity of the nail.
- Established in the fight for nail fungus garlic. The application of the method should be one nail adepto wet with normal salt, and then RUB them painful place. And also, the product can be prepared a special gruel for nursing, similar to the used peroxide.
- Dilute one tablespoon of ammonia in 200 ml of normal water can help eliminate the fungal infection. Such a solution would be to dip a cotton cloth, wrap the affected areas at night.
- To prevent the spread of infection, by using baking soda. One hundred grams of the substance is poured into a small amount of water to form a slurry, which is applied to the affected nail for 10–20 minutes. After it has dried, it should be washed with warm water and the nails a little of the powder.
- Prevention of infection is a mixture of herbs. You can do this, the same amounts of mixed mint, sage, nettle and chamomile. This mixture should be put on the socks that change every day. In the summer it is best to use fresh herbs, not exar generosity.
- A good use for the treatment of nail fungus baths of water, glycerine, iodine and vinegar. Water should be two times more than all the others combined. Before going to bed you should soak your feet in this liquid for about 15 minutes, which will help 10 days to cure the non-initiated stages of the disease.
- In the early stages of the development of the fungus after infection has not yet managed to hit the nail, you can use a cotton compress the ethyl alcohol. They should be added between the fingers before going to bed for two weeks.
- The treatment of nail fungus can help onion. It is necessary before use and finely chop on a grater, after which the resulting slurry is applied to the affected areas.
- Effective against nail fungus is boric acid. His powder is sprinkled over the feet before bedtime, then put on socks. Before this procedure should be very vapore aquae calida foot, preferably in very hot water. The interest of such methods is only 10 days.
27.07.2018