Nail fungus – an infectious disease, it is difficult curable. During the execution of the form of the disease must pass the half-yearly course of therapy fungicide tablets or go for the surgical removal of the nail plate. After the surgery layer time to recover and heavy drugs cause a damage to health. So for without problems, and the unpleasant consequences get rid of onychomycosis (so called infectious infection of the nail of pathogenic micro-organisms), it is necessary to detect in the initial phase and the time to start the pharmacological treatment of the "gentle" drug.
Cause onychomycosis pathogens or shareware-pathogenic fungi:
Sometimes there are mixed infections in the analysis on a fungus in a sample of tissue is detected two or three pathogen a time.
The main characteristic of the infection – change of the structure of the nail. Becomes:
The symptoms of fungus is not always specific, as similar events encountered when:
Sometimes it seems like a fungus, like a bruise under the nail, caused by a blow from a finger. Sometimes it is disguised as deformation and uncomfortable shoes. As a nail, an athlete sick, you can see in the picture below.
Often onychomycosis blends with fungal defeat of the skin of the feet. When they occur:
To make an accurate diagnosis, you need to visit a doctor, dermatologist or another specialist. Recognize a fungus, an aspiring penetrate the nail, helps microscopy (magnification visible mycelium and spores). The technical expert of the laboratory of vision may also set the type of fungus.
Clarify the type of pathogen, its drug sensitivity and other characteristics of the pathogen helps the seed crop. The results of the analysis are prepared a long time, then this type of diagnostic is given very rarely (more often – in the absence of the effect of the therapy).
Important! Without inspection of the affected area by a professional and the laboratory tests it is difficult to choose the method of treatment. You may lose time and the fungus will destroy all the levels nails without the possibility of recovery. Therefore, the appeal to the doctor the shortest, cheapest and most justified way to fight the infection.
The approach to the creation and development phase onychomycosis any physician. But all the doctors agreed on one thing: the important thing is to understand what is the depth of penetration of the infection at the time of the first examination. These data will be built an additional therapy.
There are three stages of the spread of infection in layers purchased keratin flat:
The doctors distinguish the following forms of the disease:
In the initial phase, until the nail is damaged less than 1/3-1/2 of the depth of the disease can be cured by local medicines and are also popular ways to the condition that the regular and systematic application and enforcement of the rules of hygiene. Also in this phase it is good to help professional techniques (laser therapy, pedicure).
Local treatment of the fungus that is relevant in the different cases:
Nail Polish with a fungicidal property applies to the prevention of an infection of nail fungus:
Helps him and in the treatment starts mushrooms with no signs of hypertrophy. If there are symptoms of skin infection, at the same time it is necessary to use of therapeutic creams and ointments.
The advantages of paint:
The disadvantage of the drug can be defined as the price rather high. The bottle is an average of 500-600€.
At the beginning of the therapy, the varnish is applied two times a week. After a month, you can do only once. The course lasts 4-6 months.
For the treatment of onychomycosis and release a lot of external funds: creams, ointments, solutions, sprays. They are a skin fungus, but in and of itself evil penetrate the nail. For the treatment of infections defeat the nail at home suitable kit, including single use instruments for the treatment of the plates.
Treatment to hit the nail is according to the following scheme:
Repeat the procedure every day before going to bed for 1-2 weeks.
These drugs do not cure, and allow you to remove part of the nail affected by a fungus. They contain substances ranging keratin. Accordingly, it is possible to painless to clean out the diseased tissues. Keratolytic funds to help, until the disease has conquered the matrix – the area of growth. After these tools are already useless – the nail and will grow poorly.
In the initial phase of development of the microflora pathogenic, many try to treat the onychomycosis of local antiseptics. They have bactericide, fungicide properties, and are capable of destroying the fungus, but only if it is a bit deep in the structure of the keratin.
The popular recipes that give good results when the infection and the first sign of the disease. In the future, may not help, because the houses available products are not able to penetrate the nail deep enough.
Many popular recipes from fungi in the composition of garlic. Destroys pathogens for the account of the content of volatile substances – production of volatile.
For the treatment you can prepare a tincture:
Your teeth cleaned, ground, pour the alcohol in an airtight container. Survive 10-14 days in a dark place, shaking occasionally. Strain and squeeze through cheesecloth, diluted with water. Dye smeared peel the nail with a cotton swab before going to sleep, until it ends. The composition can cause skin irritation, so we must act with caution.
Treatment of garlic – an unpleasant smell. Much more tasty folk remedy – tea tree oil. It is applied as a drop on the tomatoes, steamed the nails thoroughly rubbed for 1-2 minutes, from top to wear cotton socks. The procedure is repeated every day before going to bed for two weeks.
One of the oldest recipes used since the beginning of the XX century, – an egg with essences. Cool (the best from the village of chicken), the product is poured into closable glass capacity and 70% of vinegar. The capacity should be a small square (a glass, for example), for the acid from all the parts has covered the egg, but not too much.
After 3-4 days of vinegar to the drain, and the rest of the substance is beaten with the liquid film when this is removed). Next in a bowl add the soft butter and mix until the consistency of a pomade. Ready for the composition stored in the refrigerator.
Drugs make compresses for the night. Applied on the nails or the skin, close polyethylene, from top to wear warm socks. On the morning of the foot washed thoroughly with soap and water.
Helps to bring out starts the nail fungus in the foot propolis:
