What should I do if my nail bed shrinks due to onychomycosis?

Onychomycosis is a highly contagious disease that can have a certain impact on people's physical health. For example, onychomycosis causes the nails to change color, and the color is mostly gray, which can have a great impact on people's health. There are many symptoms of onychomycosis. For example, nail bed atrophy is a common symptom. Let’s take a look at what to do if nail bed atrophy occurs due to onychomycosis.

Nail atrophy refers to the loss of luster and possible complete fall off of the nails. The use of highly alkaline soaps and chemicals and damage to the nail core are the main causes of nail atrophy. Nail atrophy is often confused with onychomycosis and customers should be advised to see a doctor. For less severe nail atrophy, acrylic nails can be done according to normal procedures, but great caution is required.

If the edge of the nail becomes red, hot, or painful, you may have paronychia, which can be relieved by hot compresses, applying erythromycin ointment, etc. When you feel pain, you can apply 75% alcohol or iodine tincture, take antibiotics, or take some Chinese medicine for clearing away heat and detoxification, the inflammation will improve or subside on its own; if the treatment is not timely, white spots will appear on the lesions. When paronychia becomes pus, in addition to using antibiotics, surgical treatment is also required. For unilateral subcutaneous abscess, drainage can be performed by incision next to the nail groove; bilateral subcutaneous abscess requires bilateral drainage. For abscesses at the root of the nail, simply lifting the skin is often not enough to drain them adequately, and part or even the entire nail needs to be separated and removed. Patients should not use mercurochrome or gentian violet. These two topical medications are highly toxic and may cause cancer, and are now banned in clinical practice.

The main components of nails are protein and calcium. If you find that your nails are brittle and easy to peel off, it is mostly due to iron and calcium deficiency leading to poor health or lack of protein in food. It may also be caused by damaged kidney function and poor blood circulation. Such people should eat more foods high in calcium. Likewise, over-dryness can make nails brittle and fragile, so massage nail lotion into your nails once every morning and evening.

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