How to cure onychomycosis

When it comes to the treatment of onychomycosis, I believe it is one of the issues that many patients are concerned about. Onychomycosis seriously affects the beauty of fingers and brings great trouble to patients' lives and work. Severe cases may even be highly contagious, implicating their families. So how to cure onychomycosis? What good treatment methods can help patients get rid of the troubles of the disease?

At present, there are many types of treatments for onychomycosis, and the treatment methods chosen are different according to each person's condition and symptoms. Here I will introduce to you how to cure onychomycosis and the treatment methods for your learning and reference.

How to cure onychomycosis

Onychomycosis is a common skin disease on the hands. Now, most onychomycosis can be cured. Commonly used methods include using a small sharp knife to scrape off the brittle diseased nails, or to thin and thicken the diseased nails, and then apply 10% iodine or 30% glacial acetic acid solution. The diseased nails can also be immersed in 10% iodine or a special medicine for tinea pedis. After a few months of treatment, new nails will grow. To treat severe onychomycosis, griseofulvin must be taken orally for several months. Here are some common methods to cure onychomycosis:

1. Use 40% urea ointment. The formula of urea ointment is: 40 grams of urea, 20 grams of wool, 5 grams of white wax, and 100 grams of vaseline. This urea preparation is a strong keratinolytic agent. When using it, protect the skin around the diseased nail with gauze, fix it with tape, and then wrap it with gauze. Change the dressing once a day. Use a knife to separate the nail plate each time to separate the nail plate from the nail bed. Generally, the nail plate will soften and separate from the nail bed after 5 to 7 dressing changes. After separation, use small scissors to cut the nail plate into two halves, disinfect the area with iodine, and add a few drops of 1%~2% procaine solution. After a few minutes, remove the diseased nail and scrape off the uneven keratinized material on the nail bed. Then apply a mixed ointment of equal parts of urea ointment and compound benzoic acid ointment. Change the dressing once a day until the new nail grows out completely.

2. Take 20 cloves of garlic, remove the skin, chop or mash them, and put them into a wide-mouthed glass bottle with a stopper. Add 150 ml of 10% acetic acid (can also be replaced with edible vinegar), soak for one day, and then it can be used. Soak the diseased nail in warm water for 5 minutes to soften the nail, cut or scrape off the removable diseased nail with scissors, and insert the diseased nail into garlic extract for 15 minutes. Take it 3 times a day and you will see results in a week. If not cured, another course of treatment can be given according to the above method. To save time, you can also apply garlic extract on the diseased nails with cotton swabs. Soak or apply garlic extract. Sometimes the diseased nail will feel a little painful, but you should persist. This method is also effective if you have onychomycosis on your toenails. Garlic extract can be stored for a long time and used repeatedly. This method is also effective in treating tinea pedis.

3. Take 4 to 5 cloves of garlic, peel and mash them, put them in a clean glass bottle, add 100 ml of good quality vinegar, and soak for 3 to 4 days to make vinegar and garlic liquid. 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. Take twice a day, morning and evening, until all symptoms disappear.

4. Mash the white Impatiens balsamina, apply it on the nails and bandage them. Change the bandage once a day. It will take about a month to take effect.

5. Use 2 to 3 white Impatiens balsamina, soak them in vinegar for a day, and soak the onychomycosis for 10 minutes before going to bed every day without adding water. Effective after 7 consecutive days.

6. Take 500 ml of Shanxi Taiyuan aged vinegar (the older the better), put it in an iron pot and boil it, concentrate it to 150 ml, then rinse 50 grams of Sophora flavescens and 20 grams of Sichuan pepper with water, put them into the concentrated vinegar, soak for a week and it is ready to use.

Treatment method: Before applying the medicine, soak the gray nails (toenails) in hot water to soften them, and then use a blade to gently scrape off the diseased nails layer by layer. The more thoroughly the diseased nail is scraped, the more significant the treatment effect will be. The treatment should be carried out without bleeding or pain. Then use a sterilized cotton ball dipped in the medicine to soak the diseased nail for 5 to 10 minutes, and do this once a day before going to bed. The medicine usually takes 5 to 7 days to take effect.

Note: 1. Be sure to soak the affected nails in hot water before applying the medicine each time so that the medicine can reach the affected area directly to accelerate the effect. 2. During the treatment, avoid washing the affected area with cold water and keep your shoes and socks dry and clean.

After reading the above detailed introduction on how to cure onychomycosis and methods of treating onychomycosis, I believe that you have a general understanding of the treatment of onychomycosis. The treatment methods introduced above may not be suitable for everyone. Therefore, if you want to quickly cure onychomycosis, the best way is to go to the hospital for treatment and examination in the early stages of the disease. The doctor will find the treatment plan that best suits you.