Onychomycosis or fungus- damage to the nail plate and almost unobtrusive- a common disease. About 30% of the world's population experienced various forms of nail disease caused by pathogen fungus.
Mycoses not only lead to nail destruction, but also general damage to the body. Local and general medicines are cheap, but effective will help to overcome fungus on the arms or legs. Which one? Consider this in an article.
How to treat fungus?
There are three main methods of fungal infection therapy:
- Therapy with external antifungal drugs is recommended if the infection is not more than 1/3 of the surface of the nail and no more than 2 fingers in the feet or hands. Provides minimum side effects for patients with prolonged treatment.
- Take systemic antifungal drugs in the form of tablets or capsules.
- Local and systemic complex therapies are used for old lesions, extensive infections. If the treatment is fully performed, the nail plate affected by the fungus is replaced healthy. To confirm the absence of fungus, you need to take a scraper two weeks after the end of therapy and after a month and a half.
Only dermatologists, who take into account all the characteristics of the patient's condition, should choose the treatment method and control the treatment method and control the treatment method. Self is dangerous because with improper or inadequate therapy, the fungus will develop the durability of the drugs used. In this case, further treatment will be difficult.
Ointment, varnish or tablet?
Medications are available in many forms: ointment, varnish, pills. Ointment is an easy form for the treatment of fungus on the feet, the varnish is in the hand. Tablet - universal offer. How is the drug with a tablet?
- The preparation in the form of a tablet is prescribed for any form of disease.
- Prerequisites are lack of side effects.
- Dosage adjustment is guaranteed. After diagnosis, the dose is made taking into account the severity of the disease, the age of the patient, and health.
- The instructions indicate the minimum number of contraindications.
- Tablets are easy to accept.
- Compliance with instructions is a guarantee of effectiveness. Only compliance with this scheme will destroy the fungus and protect against the relapse of the infection.
- Drug therapy implies price availability. Each patient is able to undergo a course of treatment to restore nail health.
- Tablets are available even to children, so recovery opportunities are open at any age.
- The presence of understandable and complete instructions. Fixed intake allows components to destroy the walls of the fungal dispute and guarantee nail recovery.
Before starting a medical course, it is advisable to consult your doctor and determine the right product. The results achieved by the successful path from the entire course. Otherwise, the risk of recurrence of fungal damage is maintained.
Keratolytic agents are used for significant damage (over 40%) on the nails. However, they must be carefully used, observing all the rules set out in the instructions.
For deeper penetration, early steaming is required, and the nail plate is scratched with the file. The affected nail processing, followed by adhesive, is done every 3-4 days.
The procedure for applying for varnish involves compliance with the safety steps:
- When interacting with varnish, special protective gloves are used;
- It is recommended to reject decorative cosmetics;
- To achieve the desired result, you must refuse to build nails;
- Fire processing is prohibited.
The above suggestions are preserved until complete recovery.
Using vinegar and hydrogen peroxide
Hydrogen peroxide and vinegar are also treated for onychomycosis. In order for the results to appear, they must penetrate the nail bed. Therefore, it is important to steam the nails well before processing. Then:
- Patients are soaked in 5-% vinegar for 5 minutes.
- The next day, they did the same in 2-% hydrogen peroxide.
- This procedure is repeated within 3 weeks.
If the burning sensation appears in the nearby area-it does not make sense, it is best to reject the use of hydrogen peroxide. You can also spray hydrogen daily 2-3 times a day. Give the processed area to dry well and only wear socks.
Yield
What we suggest:
- Consult your doctor, determine the type of fungus and the level of the disease (which the doctor will contact here, read here);
- If the fungus is not in the future, start with local medicines;
- If there is no effect, try the tools with other active ingredients;
- Try therapeutic varnish;
- In severe cases, try combined therapy (local and systemic drugs at the same time).
When replacing the drug cheaper, note the contraindication in the instructions. Don't be too lazy to take the test, if necessary.