How to treat onychomycosis? Tips for treating onychomycosis

Affected by some adverse factors, many people suffer from onychomycosis, which seriously affects their appearance and is even more harmful to female friends. Active treatment is the key to this situation. The most commonly used treatments are as follows:

Surgical nail removal

Surgical nail removal is suitable for single nails. The affected nail is removed under local anesthesia. It is rarely used clinically. Patients with heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, etc. should not undergo surgical treatment.

Drug treatment

Drug treatment includes oral terbinafine tablets, itraconazole, fluconazole, etc. Oral medications are suitable for multiple nail diseases, but these drugs require large dosages and long medication durations, and care must be taken to monitor adverse reactions during medication.

Topical treatments

1. Use a nail file to thin out irregular and damaged nails. Then apply 30% glacial acetic acid externally or soak the affected nails with 10% glacial acetic acid once a day for more than 3 to 6 months.

2. Apply antifungal topical medications such as terbinafine tincture, amorolfine nail paste, and ciclopirox nail paste topically.

Traditional Chinese Medicine Treatment

1. Boil 500 grams of vinegar, add 20 grams of Brucea javanica and 30 grams of Stemona bulb, and finally add 500 grams of white wine and soak the affected area.

2. Use 4 to 5 cloves of garlic, peel and mash them, add 100 ml of vinegar, and soak for 3 to 4 days. Soak the affected area in the vinegar and garlic solution for 15 minutes, then wrap the affected area with a cotton ball dipped in the vinegar and garlic solution. Three times a day until all symptoms disappear.

3. Use fresh Impatiens balsamina and a small amount of alum, mash them into a paste, spread it on the diseased nail, wrap it with plastic film, do it once a night, remove it during the day, until the diseased nail heals, which takes about 5 months.

Tips

Onychomycosis is a chronic fungal infection that requires active treatment. It is best to go to a regular hospital for relevant mycological examinations to confirm that it is onychomycosis, and choose an appropriate treatment plan under the guidance of a doctor to avoid indiscriminate use of drugs without a clear diagnosis.