Things to note when trimming onychomycosis

1. Before trimming nails, patients should soak their hands or feet in hot water, wash them, and dry them to clean and soften the nails. For patients with thickened onychomycosis, use a nail grinding tool to grind down 0.5mm thick nails for the first time. For subsequent nail grinding, just place the nail grinding strip against the nail and grind it gently for 1 minute. It is best to grind your nails once every 2 days.

2. For patients with layered onychomycosis, use nail grinding tools, such as the nail grinding pads or nail grinders that come with nail clippers. Do not use razor blades (non-professionals use uneven force or lack experience, and using sharp tools can easily cause bleeding). After removing the irregular broken nails on the onychomycosis bed, you will see a thin layer of nail substance stuck on the finger flesh. Use nail grinding tools to smooth this layer of nail substance. It is best to do nail trimming once every 2 days.

What are the characteristics of onychomycosis getting better?

Only the patient knows the trouble caused by onychomycosis. In order to get rid of the trouble of onychomycosis, active treatment as soon as possible is the key, but how can you know the signs of improvement of nails during treatment? What are the characteristics of improvement of onychomycosis? If there is improvement, how to take care of it can better speed up the recovery of the disease? To treat onychomycosis, you should understand onychomycosis and pay more attention to it. Check out the following article!

The improvement of onychomycosis is manifested by the reduction of worm-eaten symptoms and the gradual recovery of the nails to normal. This situation usually occurs after systemic medication. To treat onychomycosis well, home care is also important:

The treatment of onychomycosis should be treated simultaneously with concurrent tinea pedis and requires long-term and patient treatment. The active fungus of onychomycosis hides deep in the back of the nail. Ordinary topical medications cannot reach the affected area, so it is difficult to cure. If the retaining layer (bad nail) on it is removed and then antifungal drugs are applied externally, the drugs can easily reach the affected area.

(1) Generally, you can use a sharp blade to cut or scrape off the brittle part of the diseased nail every day until it stops bleeding or causing pain. Then apply 30% glacial acetic acid solution or 5% iodine tincture until you feel a little pain, indicating that the medicine has reached the bottom layer. Use the medicine 1 to 2 times a month for several months until the diseased nail is removed and the normal new nail grows out completely.

(2) You can also soak in 10% icy vinegar solution several times a day, but the effect may be slightly slower.

(4) Pay attention to personal hygiene and develop good hygiene habits such as washing hands and feet frequently and trimming nails. People who sweat a lot on their feet should wear more breathable shoes and apply foot powder to keep their feet dry, or wear mildew-proof shoes and socks.

(5) Those who have suffered from tinea corporis and tinea pedis or tinea manuum and pedis should actively seek treatment until they are fully recovered to avoid cross infection.

(6) Do not develop the habit of rubbing or picking your feet, especially for patients with tinea pedis.

(7) For those suffering from tinea manuum and pedis, to prevent infection from onychomycosis, apply 30% glacial acetic acid solution on the nails 2 to 3 times a week.

The cure of onychomycosis requires multiple approaches. Patience and perseverance are the key to cure onychomycosis!