Beautiful nails are one of the big pluses in creating the image of a successful, healthy and happy person. But how often not only the appearance, but also the health of the nails leaves a lot to be desired. They turn yellow, thicken, peel off.
In very advanced cases, the nail plate can detach completely from the finger. The reason for such an unaesthetic and painful condition of the nails is a fungus. Catching onychomycosis, a common and stubborn disease, is not as difficult as it might seem.
Visiting saunas, swimming pools without individual shoes, changing rooms on beaches are the most common routes of infection, and toenail fungus is the most common type of fungal infection. The development of pathological microflora on the nails is facilitated by frequent stress, emotional stress, a decrease in immunity.
Bad habits, non-compliance with personal hygiene rules are also provoking factors of nail fungus. Curing the disease is not as quick as the infection. It takes at least six months from the correct diagnosis of the disease to healing if the fungus is localized on the toenails, and up to twelve months in the case of damage to the legs.
Varnishes for the treatment of nail fungus
Depending on the stage and localization of the fungal infection, various methods are used to enable you to recover at the optimum time.
At the initial stage of infection, varnish is successfully used to treat nail fungus, the principle of which is to soften the affected nail plate, as a result of which fungal spores die under the influence of the drug.
Different pharmaceutical companies produce varnishes under different names, and all of them confirm high fungicidal properties.
Medicinal preparations are successfully used to get rid of onychomycosis and prevent the recurrence of the disease. To prevent fungal infections, varnish from nail fungus is also used very effectively.
Recommendations for the use of antifungal drugs
To ensure the maximum therapeutic effect, the treatment of affected nails should be carried out according to the recommendations and in the optimal dosage. Therefore, varnish treatment is performed regularly twice a week and treatment is continued until final laboratory and clinical recovery, up to six and twelve months for the fingers and toes, respectively.
When treating nail fungus, it should be noted that the toenails can accumulate many times more therapeutic substance than the fingernails. It is also important to remember that the use of different varnishes in combination is undesirable, as this leads to a decrease in antifungal activity.
Contraindications when using varnish
The use of varnish from nail fungus in the treatment of onychomycosis should be subject to contraindications to its use. It is prohibited for use during pregnancy and lactation, contraindicated in people with individual intolerance to the components of the drug, it should not be prescribed to children. When applying varnish to treat nail fungus, in some cases it is possible to observe hyperemia of adjacent areas of the skin.
application rules
- Preparing the nail plate before treatment with varnish consists in removing as much of the affected nail tissue as possible with a special nail file that comes with the medical varnish.
- Then the surface of the nail is degreased with a cotton ball soaked in a water-alcohol solution.
- Another way to prepare the nail for applying varnish is to use a hygienic bath with soap and soda.
- After that, an antifungal varnish is applied to the affected nail. It is recommended to remove hardened paints weekly with common organic solvents similar to conventional decorative paints.