Can potassium permanganate cure onychomycosis?

There are many nail diseases, but no type of nail can compare with onychomycosis, because onychomycosis is a bacterial infectious disease, which is highly contagious and a huge risk for healthy people. Therefore, patients are often ostracized in public places. The purpose of treating onychomycosis is to kill bacteria. Let's take a look at whether potassium permanganate can cure onychomycosis? I hope everyone can understand.

Onychomycosis, also known as onychomycosis, is a disease that easily infects the fingernails and toenails, among which toenails are more susceptible. The incidence of onychomycosis in adults is about 6% to 8%. Onychomycosis not only affects the patient's image, but also causes discomfort at the end of the toes. If not treated in time, it may also cause systemic infection. Therefore, active treatment should be carried out at the beginning of the disease.

Soak in potassium permanganate solution (0.2 grams of potassium permanganate, half a basin of warm water) for half an hour for a week, then soak every 2-3 days until hard and healthy nails grow out. 1. After the first soak, the nails will turn gray-brown. This is because potassium permanganate reacts chemically with the organic matter on the nails to generate manganese dioxide. This substance can also have a continuous sterilization and disinfection effect. This is also the key to why this formula can cure onychomycosis in a short period of time. 2. The gray-brown substance on the nails will not fall off automatically, but will gradually become lighter after you stop soaking. As new good nails grow out, the gray-brown substance will fall off automatically. Of course you can also scrape it off with a knife. However, it is not recommended to scrape it off before it is completely healed, because after scraping, the disinfecting and bactericidal substances will also be scraped off.

3. In addition to treating onychomycosis, this prescription can also treat symptoms such as split nails. The rest have not been tried. 4. After soaking, the nails will turn gray-brown, a bit like they were painted with nail polish, and they will be shiny. Note: If someone does not see significant improvement after soaking for a month using this method, it is possible that this method is not suitable for use. Please stop using this recipe or try other methods. Potassium permanganate is one of the most common chemicals in chemical laboratories. As long as the concentration of potassium permanganate is controlled, it will not be toxic or have side effects and can be used with confidence.

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