How to treat onychomycosis: go to the doctor or try home remedies? Unfortunately, treatment of onychomycosis under the supervision of an experienced doctor is the only guarantee for successful getting rid of onychomycosis. Instead of treating mycosis at home, you need to see a dermatologist as soon as possible.

Treatment of onychomycosis is not an easy matter.Home remedies may turn out to be too weak, and complete treatment of onychomycosis is extremely important, because even unknowingly, it can infect household members and others with it .

Fungus of the nails awaits its victims, e.g. at the swimming pool, in rental shoes (e.g. for bowling, skiing or skating) and in pedicure clinics.

If we want to effectively deal with onychomycosis, we need to see a dermatologist. Perform a mycological examination and follow the doctor's instructions. He will prescribe both topical medications and more effective oral preparations.

Check the symptoms of ringworm.

Treatment of onychomycosis - oral medications

Today, medicine has more effective and less side effects in the treatment of onychomycosis.

The first is terbinafine - very effective against dermatophyte infections, but less effective against yeastCandida albicansor molds, which also happen.

Thereforeit is important for the doctor to know what kind of infection they are dealing with . medications containing terbinafine are taken daily for six weeks, sometimes longer, up to six months.

Another new drug that also works against yeasts is itraconazole. Medicines containing it are taken for a week, once a month. The treatment lasts for 3 weeks.

See gallery 1 photo

Treatment of onychomycosis - topical medications

Topical medications only complement the general treatment of onychomycosis.They are available in the form of special nail varnishes containing active substances such as ciclopirox and amorolfine.

They are also available in the form of creams containing, for example, bifonazole. When used alone, these preparations rarely cope withonychomycosis is said to only be effective in half of the cases. Therefore, they should be used in addition to oral preparations.

Surgical treatments for onychomycosis

If onychomycosis is persistent, does not respond to treatment or recurs, the doctor usually decides to perform an operation to remove the infected nail plate, thus eliminating the source of infection.

During the operation, the nail bed and the nail shaft are carefully cleaned to remove any fungus that may remain there . Then, every week, the patient comes for a check-up, which consists in cleaning the nail bed again and applying local antifungal agents.

Oral antifungal preparations are also administered during the treatment. This combination therapy is an effective treatment for persistent onychomycosis.

Currently, there are also centers where onychomycosis is treated with the use of neodymium-jagged laser radiation. The treatment requires five 5-7 treatments at 4-day or weekly intervals.

Read:Mycosis diet for patients with thrush

Laser treatment of onychomycosis

Mycosis of the feet and nails is a very troublesome disease. It is an infectious disease that can be easily infected, for example in the swimming pool, sauna or gym. Until now, nail and foot mycosis has been treated pharmacologically. Treatment was long and often did not produce the desired results.For several years, dermatologists and podiatrists have been using laser therapy to fight mycosis of the feet and nails.What are these treatments? How long does the therapy last and what are the effects? Listen to our expert - Joanna Stodolna-Tukendorf, physiotherapist, podiatrist at the Footmedica Clinic.

You can find out more about the laser treatment of ringworm here.

See the gallery of 7 photos

Category:

Dermatology