Laser treatment of nail fungus

The main advantage of laser treatment of fungus is a high-temperature pulse, which is achieved by Q-swiched of the technology, and this, in turn, allows to achieve greater effectiveness in the treatment of mycosis

Laser treatment of nail fungus

How to understand that the theme of the fungus to you?

You try not to go out of the house in open-toed shoes? And to remove our shoes for the people may not be out of the question? And You lived it all: creams, ointments, gels, cauterization of the iodine, but it is ineffective in your case? If You have answered positively to 2 of the 3 questions, the following manner will allow You to get rid of the concern on this topic.

What are the obvious signs of the fungus exist?

The defeat of the fungus depends on many favourable factors, a large part of that give the ph of the environment of the skin.

In the early stages of development of any disease expressed by the symptoms are absent (on the nails appear subtle stripes and spots), onychomycosis may be diagnosed as in a laboratory, clinically and in consultation with a doctor dermatologist.Appeared spots gradually increase in diameter. They come in different colors (grey, yellow , white), as a function of the pathogen (type of fungus). During this defeat can be on any field of nail plate. The second phase is characteristic of the thickening of the free edge of the plate in the shape of the gasket or loosening of the nail.

Why is it important to treat the fungus, the sooner the better?

First of all, because the self-disease will not pass. Secondly, the fungal diseases are progressive in nature, which in turn leads to more toxic methods of treatment: the drugs of the mold, even of the last generation, before "from" in the nail plate, fall in the blood, which is contra-indicated for people, for example, renal or hepatic dysfunction.

And remember,a long port decorative nail covers, You may lack the time , having not noticed the appearance of changes.

How to prepare for the procedure?

Before you begin the recommended treatment, have confirmed the results of the analysis of the presence of mycelium or spores of late blight in the nail plates, valid for 3 months. A few days before the procedure, you need to steam the foot in hot water in in it a mylno-soda bath (20-30 minutes), the maximum of the saw and cut the nails. This makes the laser irradiation of the nail more intense.If, prior to this, the nail plate, has suffered a fungal infection has been surgically removed, up to the point where the laser treatment needs to spend at least 3 to 5 months after the manipulation.

How is self-medication?

A session lasts about 10 minutes. The laser works by a dotted line are different from the nozzle, the efforts to destroy the mycelium of the fungus of the structure of the filament), it does not damage the nail plate and the tissues under the nail. To get a need at least 6 of the procedures. In the case of more.

What dies fungus?

The essence of the procedure is the following: a laser beam in the dotted line has an impact on the affected area, by providing the thickness of the plate of the nail of the momentum at high temperature, from which the mould spores are killed. Following a shock to the nail plate is restored. For more comfort of the procedure uses a cooling system, and air supply.

As often performed a procedure of laser treatment for the fungus?

The interval between treatments is 10-14 days, but individually can be recommended and the other in the course of the proceeding.

How not to aggravate the situation, and managed to cure it?

Nail fungus

The laser is not harmless in inept hand. The poor management of laser may cause damage to the tissues, the violation of the growth of the nail, burns and irreversible of the plate. In this regard, trust only the professionals.

How do you know that you are healed?

Absence of clinical signs of nail fungus, it is likely that the problem is resolved.

Contra-indications in the laser treatment of the fungal infection:

  • Pregnancy or diet
  • A young age
  • Decompensated diabetes
  • There are diseases of the connective tissues;
  • There are acute inflammatory or infectious diseases;
  • Diagnosed with cancer or pre-cancerous state of the body;
  • Epilepsy
  • Recently performed procedure chemical peeling (allow 2 weeks);
  • Recently sunbathing in the solarium or in the sun (also 2 weeks waiting);
  • The body of the patient is prone to keloid formation;
  • Recently transferred to the removal of any internal organ.

Yet more facts about the fungus

  • Every 10 years the probability of the presence of downy mildew develops in 2 times;
  • The men were nearly 1.5 times more frequent in patients with nail fungus, but turn to the doctor in 2 times less. Found that the fungus has less influence on the quality of life in men;
  • Every third case a fungus is infected with a family member;
  • The swimming pool, fitness centre, gym, is one of the traditional sites of infection by the fungus.