The name of the problem - ingrown toenails - causes confusion among many. Indeed, such an insignificant part of the human body is the nail, what kind of trouble can it cause? Those who are familiar with the unpleasant phenomenon firsthand understandably sympathize with the “newcomer” of the problem, because they know that an ingrown nail can put a person out of work for a long time. Those who have never encountered such a problem should also pay close attention to its prevention, because no one is immune from such a fate.
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“The Ideal Manicure” will describe the issue in detail and tell you what to do with an ingrown toenail.
An ingrown nail or, in medical terms, onychocryptosis is a disease in which the edge of the nail plate grows into the skin of the finger and causes physical pain. Most often, an ingrown toenail develops on the big toe, which makes normal movement almost impossible.
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Symptoms of an ingrown toenail include the following:
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The reasons leading to ingrowth are trivial, and therefore, if precautions are not taken, anyone can encounter this problem:
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An ingrown toenail can be called a disease of civilization. The fruits of progress have brought into life things and objects that are unnatural for humans, which often have a negative impact on their health. For example, the same dress shoes. But not only man became a victim of civilization. This is how even dogs develop ingrown toenails, making them vulnerable to infections. And all because purebred dogs are placed in conditions that are unnatural for them, and cannot, like their free brothers, grind down their nails naturally. As a result, they often grow into the animal’s paw, causing them suffering.
What to do if a nail has grown into your finger? It is necessary to solve the problem immediately, because it can lead to serious consequences. This way, an ingrown toenail will injure soft tissues, leading to their growth and the formation of ulcers. The open wound surface is defenseless against infections and fungal infections. And such a seemingly annoying nuisance can lead to serious consequences:
As you know, it is better to prevent a problem than to treat it. Therefore, you should be careful about the health of your feet. Those who are at risk should especially closely monitor the condition of their toenails:
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What to do if your toenail begins to grow in:
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Naturally, when even just a nail begins to grow into a finger, which makes the life of any person uncomfortable, measures should be immediately taken to eliminate this defect. At first, home treatment methods will be effective, but only in cases where the nail has not yet grown into the skin. What to do? Let’s say right away that you can’t do it with baths, compresses and ointments alone. Complex treatment will be required, which will take a long time.
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The first priority for an ingrown toenail is to eliminate the cause of tissue trauma, for which you need to free the corner of the nail. To do this, you need to first soften the tissues and the nail plate itself. For 3 days it is recommended to make softening baths based on soda. You can add any antiseptic to the bath - chamomile, calendula, sage, potassium permanganate - this will help not only soften rough skin, but also prevent the development of infection or fungus.
If you have an ingrown toenail, hot baths and warming compresses are contraindicated. This is a direct path to the formation of phlegmon - purulent inflammation of adipose tissue.
At night, gauze soaked in butter or other emollient should be applied to the ingrown toenail.
After the tissues and the nail itself become more flexible, you will need to carefully lift the edge of the nail and drive a small roll of cotton wool under it, as far as possible. Every day, the roller should be pushed further inward until the nail can be completely freed from under the skin. The roller should be replaced with a new one daily to prevent bacteria from accumulating on it.
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Folk remedies such as aloe leaf pulp, honey-onion mask, and kombucha are also effective in the fight against ingrown toenails. They should be applied to the problem area at night, tied with a gauze bandage.
What to do if an ingrown toenail hurts? In these cases, to relieve pain, you should take painkillers such as Nurofen or Ibuprofen.
The above technique is effective in the case of ingrown toenails. What to do if you have an ingrown toenail? There are no fundamental differences. Here it is also important to free the ingrown edge of the nail and continue preventive measures so that this problem does not recur in the future. In general, the problem of an ingrown toenail is not so dangerous, because it does not bear the load and is constantly open.
Such treatment can take from 7 to 15 days. What to do if the nail continues to grow in and there is no relief, even after a course of home therapy. In this case, you should seek medical help, especially if the offending nail is on the toe.
What to do if preventive measures and home procedures are powerless, and the ingrown nail continues to cause discomfort and suffering. Outpatient treatment will be required.
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If the problem has not gone too far and is not complicated by a purulent infection, the doctor may limit himself to conservative treatment methods. The patient will be recommended medicinal baths, special nail splints and staples that will help remove the skin growth from the ingrown nail. Special adhesive resins can also be used that will fix the skin and nail in the required condition.
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If conservative methods do not correct the problem, surgery will be required. As a rule, the doctor decides to partially excise the nail plate in the area where it grows into the skin. A temporary plastic prosthesis can be placed in place of the removed area, which will help direct nail growth in the right direction. In the case where an extensive skin growth has formed near the ingrown nail, it is also removed to prevent the risk of further ingrowth. If the ingrown toenail is complicated by inflammation and suppuration, then you will need to open the abscess and drain the fluid from the abscess.
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As you can see, even such, at first glance, an insignificant part of the human body as nails, in the absence of proper hygiene rules and a permissive attitude towards their condition, can lead to serious consequences. Don’t miss the signals your body gives you and fix the problem in time, or better yet, prevent it.
An ingrown toenail is a fairly common phenomenon that causes not only aesthetic and hygienic discomfort, but also causes quite severe pain. Most often, the big toe is affected in this case.
As a rule, first the nail plate is bent from the side and puts pressure on the nail fold. In this case, there is no particular pain, only mild discomfort, to which most do not pay any attention. And in vain, since at this stage it is much easier to eliminate such a problem than when the nail grows into the tissue, becomes deformed, and the finger swells and begins to hurt very much.
It should be noted that this pathology is not a consequence of any infectious disease, and most often its occurrence is preceded by the following reasons.
When trimming your toenails, you should not round the corners of the nail plate too much or cut it deeply. It is best to give your nails a square shape using a regular pedicure file, otherwise the nail will most likely grow into the skin.
Wearing narrow shoes with tapered toes can also cause ingrown toenails. Such styles of shoes constantly squeeze the toes, pressing them tightly together. In this position, the nail digs into the skin, forming a microtrauma, which becomes deeper and more painful over time, and if small particles of dust, dirt or infection get into the wound, the love of narrow shoes can result in serious consequences.
Some people have a congenital form of the nail that can grow into the skin of the finger. Timely proper pedicures, wearing comfortable wide shoes, and observing personal hygiene rules will help you cope with this problem.
Deformed feet, fingers and nails as a result of any injury can also cause an ingrown toenail. You should take this feature into account and provide the nail plates with proper care.
Additional stress on the legs caused by excess weight is another reason leading to nails growing into the skin of the finger. This problem is often encountered by pregnant women whose weight is rapidly growing, but after childbirth, when the extra pounds are gone, this problem goes away on its own.
Fungus of the nails and feet, which often leads to significant deformation of the nail plates and cracks in the skin of the fingers, can also provoke ingrown nails, so you should begin treatment for toenail fungus in a timely manner, as well as provide them with proper care.
In addition to the above reasons, an ingrown toenail may suddenly appear in people belonging to a certain risk group. Among them:
However, the problem of ingrown toenails can bother not only adults, but also children, and very young ones at that. Of course, such a phenomenon as an ingrown nail in a baby is much less common than in an adult, but it still happens. As a rule, in adults, it is mainly the nail plate of the big toes that is affected, while in newborns, the nail can grow into any toe. In this case, the tissues of the periungual fold become very red and swollen, which indicates inflammation.
What are the reasons for this pathology, because babies don’t get pedicures, they don’t wear tight shoes, and especially don’t have the opportunity to become infected with fungus in public places. First of all, this is a hereditary predisposition and genetic factor. If one of the family members has a similar problem, then it could well manifest itself in the child. In addition, reasons may be:
It is important for parents to know that the baby cannot talk about his pain, therefore, in case of any crying that seems unreasonable at first glance, be sure to examine the child, including for possible pathology of an ingrown toenail.
At the very beginning of the development of such a problem in an adult, when the symptoms of an ingrown toenail are just beginning to appear until they create general discomfort and pain occurs only with certain movements, you can try to eliminate the ingrown toenail yourself at home.
Firstly , you need to avoid tight and narrow shoes and high-heeled shoes; it is also not recommended to tighten your feet with thick elastic tights or stockings.
Secondly , keep your feet clean and dry at all times, if possible, wash your feet and toes with warm water and soap 2-3 times a day, and then dry your skin.
Thirdly , if the nail has grown into the skin on the foot, try to lift its corner yourself and fix it in this position using a twisted small cotton roll, which must then be moved forward a little every day, thus leveling the deformed part of the nail plate. A similar manipulation should be carried out after steaming the legs in a bath of warm water, if there is no inflammation or suppuration on the skin. Usually the problem is resolved within 7-14 days.
The manipulation of lifting the nail yourself is quite painful, so you should first soften or steam the nail to partially relieve the pain.
It is not recommended to self-medicate if the ingrown toenail has become deformed, has become thicker or split, has changed color, wounds have formed on the edges of the skin, redness and suppuration are noted, accompanied by severe pain.
Such amateur activity can lead to the most unpredictable consequences; people suffering from diabetes mellitus and obliterating endarteritis, including the formation of gangrene and phlegmon of the foot, are especially at risk.
As for the child, having discovered an ingrown nail in a baby, many parents try to immediately remove it and cut off the sharp tip, but this is strictly forbidden. Such a procedure, firstly, can further injure the already inflamed area, and secondly, it will not be successful in the future. Most likely, the growing nail plate will begin to grow in again, causing the baby a lot of unpleasant and painful sensations.
In order for an ingrown toenail in a child to subsequently change its growth vector, it is necessary to act in almost the same way as in the case of eliminating a similar problem in an adult.
In most cases, if the patient does not experience acute inflammatory processes in the tissues of the toe, as a rule, treatment of an ingrown toenail is carried out using conservative methods. Here special splints can be used to help protect soft tissues from the sharp corner of the nail plate. Just like at home, the doctor can place a small cotton swab or use special adhesive resins.
In more complex situations, when the nail has grown into the finger, to change its growth, the nail plate is cut in the center, thereby correcting its shape. Also, special plates made of hard plastic are used to change the shape. It is glued to the nail itself, thus giving it the desired direction of growth. Such correction of ingrown toenails with plates is carried out quite often today and is considered an effective solution to solving this problem.
If the nail has grown into the finger and as a result of this, additional tissue has formed on the finger, causing both aesthetic discomfort and pain, it is recommended to remove it surgically for quick healing and elimination of the problem. In addition, clear surgical intervention is required in the presence of infectious infection and abscess formation, in very difficult situations. This procedure can be aimed at completely removing the nail plate.
As noted above, the problem of an ingrown nail into the soft tissue of the finger worries not only adults, but also children, and at a fairly young age. Despite the fact that a child’s nail plates are much thinner than those of an adult. This pathology can develop quite actively, causing severe inflammation and pain. Timely and correct treatment will help to avoid all this.
Treatment of an ingrown toenail in a child should begin with eliminating the symptoms of inflammation. To do this, it is necessary to take special warm baths every 10-12 hours with the addition of antiseptics, for example, furatsilin. You can also use decoctions of medicinal herbs such as chamomile or calendula for these purposes.
In addition, such water procedures should be used as auxiliary ones to soften soft tissues and nail plates, after which you can try to carefully lift the edges of the nails and place tiny rollers formed from sterile cotton wool under them.
Next, you should apply a soft fixing bandage to your finger, which will also help protect the vulnerable spot from painful touches.
If suppuration has already formed in the corner of the nail, the finger should also be steamed in a warm bath and Vishnevsky ointment or any ointment with an antibiotic should be applied to it, but it is better to do this under the supervision of a doctor.
After a few weeks, the ingrown toenail should grow back and straighten with the help of cotton rolls. To avoid new similar problems, it is important to know that the baby’s nail plate should be cut only along a horizontal line, without making curves or cutting off the corners too much.
If the nail has grown into the skin, traditional medicine recipes will help to cope with such a problem, especially in the early stages.
Typically, the process of such an alternative treatment for an ingrown toenail at home lasts quite a long time, from 6 to 10 months, so you need to be patient and strictly follow all popular recommendations.
A solution of regular baking soda will help eliminate an ingrown toenail on a finger or toe. It should be prepared in the form of a bath at the rate of 3 liters of warm water, 1 tablespoon of soda and immerse the problematic finger in it, thus steaming the skin and nail for 20 minutes. Then you need to carefully try to lift the corner of the nail using a small piece of thick paper, a toothpick or a thin cotton swab and leave it in this position overnight, after putting a protective bandage on top.
Recipe No. 2. Butter compress.
If the nail has grown into the skin, you can try to eliminate the problem with a compress based on butter. To do this, you need to steam your foot well, and then put a piece of butter on the ingrown nail plate. Wrap it on top with plastic wrap and secure with a gauze bandage. You should wear such a compress for 24 hours, then remove it, steam your foot again and again take a piece of oil, only this time you need to try using it to lift the edge of the corner of the nail. Apply a bandage and keep it on for the next day. It is recommended to repeat this procedure for 2 weeks until the ingrown toenail problem is resolved.
Aloe can also tell you how to get rid of an ingrown toenail. To do this, you need to take a fresh leaf of the plant, wash it well and cut it lengthwise into two parts. Then one half with the fleshy part should be held over the fire for several minutes and applied warm to the area with the ingrown nail, secure on top with cling film and adhesive tape. It is better to leave such a compress on all night, and in the morning you can try to carefully lift the problem area.
Recipe No. 4. Application from plantain leaves.
Our great-grandmothers and great-grandfathers knew how to treat ingrown toenails with the help of plantain. This simple and affordable method is quite effective, especially during inflammation of the soft periungual tissues. First, you should steam the sore finger in a solution of potassium permanganate or furatsilin, and then you need to apply a previously well-mashed clean plantain leaf to the inflamed area, and place a second one on top of it. Secure everything with a tight bandage and put on a cotton sock. This dressing needs to be changed daily for a week.
Recipe No. 5. Onion-honey compress.
Another method that tells how to treat an ingrown toenail at home using traditional medicine is based on the use of onions and natural honey.
To prepare a compress, you need to take a medium-sized onion, peel it and chop it, you can grate it. Next, the resulting onion pulp must be mixed with 30 grams of honey and the resulting mixture must be applied to a piece of gauze or bandage folded several times. Before applying the product to the sore finger, you need to steam it well in a warm solution of water and baking soda. The compress should be left overnight, secured with a tight bandage, and in the morning, try to carefully remove the softened edge of the nail plate with an ordinary wooden toothpick.
To avoid such problems and never encounter them, you need to take care of your feet and nails in particular, carry out proper preventive procedures, and then you will never know what an ingrown toenail is.
At first glance, it may seem that an ingrown toenail is a complete trifle. But still, this is a very serious problem, and those who have encountered it already know about all the inconveniences and painful symptoms that it brings.
Ingrown nails into the skin have a medical basis and are called onychocryptosis. The process looks like this: the edge of the nail grows into the skin in the area of the nail bed.
The most common reasons:
And so, now in order. Genetic heredity is a predisposition that was inherent in a person at the genetic level. It controls the direction of growth of the nail plate, its thickness and shape. Flat feet and curvature of the big toe are also congenital, which can subsequently affect the healthy condition of the nail plate.
If there is a fungus or any other infection, the nail plate becomes deformed, it becomes rougher and thicker, and the surface becomes dull. Healthy shine disappears. The cuticle becomes infected, which can lead to rotting of the nail bed.
After receiving one or another injury (bruise, fracture, cold), involuntary deformation of the nail occurs, which can radically change the direction of growth of the toenail.
The most common cause of ingrown toenails is failure to trim nails properly. It is necessary to cut your nails not very deep so that the edge of the nail is not too short. It is strictly forbidden to cut the corner of the toenails very deeply; it must be carefully rounded.
Uncomfortable shoes are any shoes that restrict the movement of the foot. The leg should feel free. Shoes should not interfere with walking. It is imperative that the toes are not clenched, as this is the first step towards foot deformity, which leads to the nail becoming ingrown into the toe. This often happens to people who wear shoes because of work requirements.
Symptoms of an ingrown toenail include:
Since there are a lot of nerve endings at the ends of a person’s fingers, they therefore have increased sensitivity. If a person suddenly has an ingrown toenail, he will feel a sharp pain when walking, especially in uncomfortable shoes.
It often occurs when a person begins to limp, this can also be a signal that the nail has grown. If the situation has completely worsened, then the nail begins to bother not only when walking, but also at night. Sharp sharp pains will constantly haunt the patient. Constant aching pain indicates that soft tissue is rotting and granulation tissue is forming.
In advanced situations, inflammation leads to the fact that the nail plate becomes dull, begins to flake, and the edge thickens.
Along with medical treatment, there is also treatment with folk remedies. If a problem is discovered, it is necessary to begin treatment immediately so as not to lead to surgery.
The easiest way to treat is to follow the basic rules. The first rule, which is the most basic and important, is to follow the rules of personal hygiene. Namely, wash your feet twice a day and make sure your feet are dry. If necessary, wear replacement shoes and change into dry underwear.
Next up are the shoes. Shoes should be practical and comfortable. It is better to avoid heels during treatment.
In order to get rid of ingrown nails, you need to do water procedures (baths) every evening. After this, you need to lift the edge of the nail that has grown into the skin of the finger and place a mini tampon.
You can make it from gauze or cotton wool. Change your tampon every day. Promote it deeper each time. By doing this simple procedure you can quickly and efficiently get rid of an ingrown toenail. Since the tampon will not allow the nail to touch the skin, because the edge of the nail is very hard and it is advisable to soften it. To do this, you need to make oil masks after each bath.
By regularly lifting a nail, a person’s constant aching pain disappears. When the nail is the proper length, you need to carefully cut it off only in the middle, without cutting off the corners, and in the future this should be done every time you trim your nails.
If suppuration has already appeared, then baths are strictly contraindicated. They will only make the situation worse. If the pain becomes unbearable, it is recommended to take painkillers with an anti-inflammatory effect, such as solpadeine. If the condition does not improve within two days, then you should consult a doctor.
In such situations, you can wash your finger with chamomile decoction or chlorophyllipt solution. After washing, at night, you need to apply a tampon with aloe pulp or ointment. In the morning, remove the tampon, rinse the wound, and reapply the tampon.
Continue doing the procedures until the inflammation and suppuration disappear. Then place a mini tampon under the nail and gradually cut it off, leveling the growth shape of the nail plate.
In the first stages, until it starts to fester or become infected, specialists will offer standard treatment. In the form of a bath, tampons, practical shoes.
In more aggravated situations, doctors offer or perform mini operations, cutting the nail plate in the middle. This changes the shape of the fingernail. Place a plastic plate under the corner of the nail so that it does not put pressure on the flesh. Accordingly, it helped the nail grow evenly.
If the situation requires surgical intervention, that is, an infection has already occurred and the process of suppuration is progressing, then in such situations doctors resort to removing part of the nail plate or the entire nail.
There are a couple of surgical methods. The first method is performed under anesthesia (local or general anesthesia), doctors remove the nail plate completely or partially, and clean out the pus.
In another case, the ingrown part of the nail is removed using laser therapy. At the same time, treating the nail plate, disinfecting everything and without injuring the adjacent tissue areas of the skin, the ingrown edge of the nail is removed.
If a person has already decided to correct the problem with an ingrown toenail, then one should remember about future precautions.
To prevent the appearance of an ingrown toenail, you must follow some prevention rules.
The first and most basic rule is compliance with the rules of personal hygiene. Next, you need to completely abandon narrow, uncomfortable shoes.
During a pedicure, do not cut your nails short, and it is strictly forbidden to cut off the corners of the nail plate. To learn how to do a pedicure correctly, you need to seek help from a specialist.
An excellent way to prevent this is to walk barefoot on the grass or shore of a pond.
It is also very useful to massage your feet. This increases blood circulation and improves the process of exfoliation of rough skin.
There is no need to aggravate the situation; it is especially better to adhere to some rules of remaining a healthy person. After all, healthy legs are the key to the health of the whole body and the full functioning of all body systems. Health is the most precious and hard-to-reach treasure of humanity on planet Earth!
where can this be treated in Perm with Surgitron (radio wave method)?
Surgeons have no experience working with the device.
Should we really go to Moscow?
Today, this method of treating ingrown toenails is considered the most effective and least traumatic.
Allows you to solve the problem of ingrown toenails once and for all and guarantee against relapses.
Using a high-frequency radio wave, the ingrown area of the nail plate and areas of damaged soft tissue are removed. After this, the bed of the removed part of the nail and the growth zone are treated with a radio wave.
The procedure lasts 20-30 minutes, is performed under local anesthesia, is absolutely painless, and can be performed on the day of treatment. No stitches are required.
After the operation, an aseptic dressing is applied for 4-10 days and postoperative dressings are prescribed (3-5 dressings every other day).
• 100% guarantee against re-ingrowing of the nail (the method allows you to destroy the growth zone of the nail, as a result of which the nail no longer grows in)
• Low invasiveness of the method - the operation is almost bloodless, without damaging healthy tissue (unlike laser correction, which has a side effect in the form of a burn of surrounding soft tissues)
• No pain during and after surgery (since the very high frequency of the radio wave does not cause stimulation of nerve endings)
• Absence of unpleasant consequences in the postoperative period, such as pain, swelling, infection and suppuration, since the radio wave electrode has a sterilizing antiseptic effect
• Accelerated healing and recovery - you can start working the next day after surgery.
Surgitron is available in the listed clinics; they use it in gynecology to remove all sorts of warts.
surgeons no! so hard to learn?
I talked to a gynecologist in one of these clinics, she uses this device. He says it's nothing complicated. just .. well, we’re used to a regular scalpel.
maybe one of the surgeons is ready to take the risk? ) I offer myself as a guinea pig (as long as it doesn’t hurt too much :)))
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bunny (31.07.2010 - 10:20) wrote:
in the “quality of life” clinic that the surgeon Volkov worked for Krisanova (opposite “nadezhda”) with this device (a year and a half ago for sure; now I don’t know). call there and find out if there is a doctor there now. he has good hands)))))) and enough experience. I suddenly agree
Volkov works, signed up for a consultation.
I'm sorry you were so unlucky, Seg@. Maybe we should try again? It definitely won't get any worse. The operation, the doctor and the clique made me feel like I went to a good restaurant!) This is not “philosophy” for you. That's right there. surgeon without ceremony.
Teletubby. Thanks again.
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Nail fungus causes a lot of inconvenience to patients. Lack of treatment leads to the infection gradually spreading throughout the body and destroying the organs of the respiratory, digestive, and nervous systems. Therapeutic measures for onychomycosis should only be comprehensive. One of the ways to treat this disease in an advanced stage is to remove the toenail for fungus.
The nail on the big toe is most often affected. Removal of the nail plate on the toe due to fungus is indicated in the following cases:
Timely and correct removal of the nail plate helps stop the further spread of fungal infection to the skin of the feet and prevents the development of complications. The most dangerous among them are:
After correctly performed procedures to remove the affected nail, a new plate will soon grow. She will look healthy, without signs of disease.
Surgical removal of the affected area is prescribed for advanced onychomycosis. For this, local anesthesia is used. Patients need to know that dressings are done after surgery (they are also painful).
For the first time after surgical treatment, the patient is advised to remain in bed. Due to severe pain while walking, he lost his ability to work for almost a month.
Surgical removal of a diseased nail is associated with an increased risk of bacterial infection entering the body. This significantly complicates treatment. A significant disadvantage of surgical removal is the deformation of the newly growing nail plate.
Surgical removal of the nail is a radical way to treat onychomycosis. Due to its danger (there is a risk of infection entering the body), it is rarely used. Much more often, doctors recommend procedures for hardware removal of the plate affected by the fungus.
The procedure is carried out only in a beauty salon. For this purpose, special disinfected pads are used. The essence of this treatment method is that the plate is softened and then cut off layer by layer. This is done to improve the penetration of medicinal drugs into it.
The procedure does not cause any pain. The hardware removal method allows you to quickly get rid of the affected areas. Its advantage is that the duration of treatment with antifungal drugs is significantly reduced.
The essence of this removal method is based on the fact that the nail plate is heated by laser beams, after which it peels off. The laser also allows you to remove the mycelium of the fungus, which eliminates the risk of relapse. Before removal, the nail plate is steamed.
Typically, laser treatment is carried out in several stages. Just three procedures are enough to get rid of the disease forever. Full recovery occurs within 3 to 6 months.
Laser treatment is a promising direction in removing fungus. Patients need to know that it is contraindicated in the presence of the following diseases and conditions:
Many people suffering from onychomycosis are interested in how to remove a nail affected by the fungus at home. There are a large number of safe products that help you safely remove the affected plate.
Before purchasing a nail plate remover, you should be aware that such a procedure is associated with certain health risks. When removing a nail, additional procedures must be done to achieve the desired result.
Let's look at some drugs for removing fungus at home.
If, after using anti-fungal toenail remedies, no results are observed, you should consult a doctor.
All traditional methods of removing nails are based on softening them and then removing them. Manicure devices are used for this. Let's look at how to remove a nail affected by fungus at home.
Traditional methods of nail removal must be used for a long time - sometimes up to a month. Only regular use of medicinal products will help achieve a positive effect.
Sometimes, when the first positive results of therapy appear, the patient stops using the nail remover prescribed to him. This is a grave mistake: therapeutic measures cannot be interrupted. In this case, the new growing nail plate will also be affected by the fungus.
If the first signs of fungal infection are detected, there is no need to wait until the disease goes away on its own. It is best to seek the help of doctors. Sometimes the price for removing a nail using hardware methods will be high. There is no need to spare money on medications and procedures, because advanced fungus is very difficult to treat.
It is dangerous to completely remove the plate to its bed. If you remove it completely, you can provoke the development of an acute bacterial process. The use of keratolytics will minimize the risk of infection.
The fungus may be insensitive to any one remedy. It only needs to be removed comprehensively. This approach will give the most tangible effect.
Removal of a nail due to fungus must be carried out as soon as signs of its destruction appear. In advanced cases, it will be very difficult to restore its integrity. Before starting treatment, you must visit a doctor who will choose the most effective ways to restore nail health.
Ingrown toenail, a medical condition known as Onychocryptosis, is a painful foot condition. An ingrown toenail occurs when a sharp corner of the toenail grows into the skin at the end or side of the nail fold. Pain and inflammation in the place where the nail plate grows into the skin primarily characterizes an ingrown nail. Later, wounds may form in the area of the inflamed area and pus may leak out.
Tight shoes or high heels cause the toes to be squeezed together, causing the nails to grow abnormally due to the pressure.
An ingrown toenail is a common condition that most often affects the outer edge of the big toe. However, toenails on either toenail, or toenails on both sides of the toenails, can become ingrown. The most common signs and symptoms of an ingrown toenail are pain, redness, and swelling at the corner of the nail.
When an ingrown toenail begins to develop, the end of the toe becomes red and tender with slight swelling. There is no pus or drainage yet. It may feel warm to the touch, but you will not have a fever.
Later, additional skin and tissue will grow around the tip of the nail. Pus may begin to leak. This is the body's reaction to skin injury from a nail.
Sometimes the infection progresses further. In this case, the swelling will become even worse, and white or yellow pus may be released from the affected area. The affected area of skin may turn red. A person sometimes develops a fever, although such a symptom of an ingrown toenail is rare.
Any time an ingrown toenail leads to infection (pus, fever, redness of the skin, severe pain and swelling), consult a doctor.
Even if you have an ingrown toenail without infection, see your doctor if you have the following medical conditions:
Most cases of ingrown toenails can be managed in a doctor's office. However, go to the emergency room if you have:
If you are just at the beginning of an ingrown toenail, then home care may be successful in preventing the need for surgery.
If you do not see improvement within three days, consult your doctor to decide how to treat your ingrown toenail.
If an ingrown toenail is accompanied by an infection, surgical removal of any part or all of the nail may be necessary, and possibly drainage of the abscess. Ingrown toenail surgery is performed in a doctor's office or emergency room. The degree of difficulty of the procedure will depend on the severity of the infection or the presence of another medical problem.
Antibiotics are usually not prescribed because draining the abscess gets rid of the infection. The surgical site will then be covered with germicidal ointment and gauze.
Depending on the procedure, you can expect the effects of an ingrown toenail to subside in two days to two weeks, although it may take longer to return to sports activities.
After the prescribed procedure, the ingrown toenail usually heals well. The main task is to ensure that the nails do not become ingrown again, which can happen even after a surgical procedure.
The overall rate of reoperation after ingrown toenail recurrence is 10%-35%.
If part of the nail has been removed, the nail will grow back within 12 months.
Author of the article: Irina Surkova, Moscow Medicine©
Disclaimer: The information provided in this article about ingrown toenails is intended to inform the reader only. It is not intended to be a substitute for advice from a healthcare professional.