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Friday, June 14, 2013

Ugly Nails, What Are Your Options?

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There are several ways to treat nail fungus. You can use topical antifungal take prescription medications, ask your nails removed surgically, using laser therapy or any combination of these treatments. While there may be different ways to treat your nails, doctors agree that it is preferable to treat the fungus when it is noticed.
In the first case, the counter medicines or topical sale may be sufficient. However, studies have shown that once the fungus has invaded significantly nail creams and topical anti-fungal sprays are only 15% rely on their best day. Nail polish, or polished, the most commonly used prescription Penlac, doctor recommended Formula 3, or tea tree oil in most pharmacies. If you decide to use a nail polish, you should use every day and remove it with a board of Emory once a week to prevent buildup on the nail. Some patients decide to take oral medication for the treatment of nail fungus. This is by far the least effective in treating nail fungus means.
Lamisil pill is the most commonly prescribed to treat nail fungus. Until recently, oral medication was considered the treatment of the "gold standard" for this condition. Studies have shown that Lamisil is 81% effective and is a very safe drug. To receive an order, you must confirm that a nail fungal nail is biopsy. In addition, a blood test of liver function should be performed to ensure that your liver is working normally. Lamisil is filtered through the liver. If there is a problem with your liver, the drug can exacerbate problems. If your liver is working normally, studies have shown that Lamisil not cause any damage to your liver healthy. The most effective way to take this drug is one tablet daily for 90 days.
Laser therapy is fast replacing prescription drugs as the "go to" treatment of nail fungus. There are no pills to take, no side effects and no interactions with drugs. Laser treatment can be tolerated by anyone. More importantly, the laser treatment has proven to be 85% effective in patients with test. The only downside of laser treatment is that it is not covered by most insurance companies, it is an out of pocket expenses. Our clinic, Southwest laser treatments, offers very reasonable rates for this type of treatment available to all patients regardless of their financial situation. Most patients require only one or two sessions, but there are studies that follow up sessions 4 patients tested. Most patients notice some compensation in the nail about 2 to 3 months with full compensation seen about 8 months to 1 year.
The most extreme form of treatment for nail fungus is to surgically remove the nail. This is usually reserved for patients with very thick nails that just "do not want to deal with anymore." These patients usually have pain associated with the extreme thickness of their nail. It is typical for these patients to cope with these nail problems for decades. In our office, when we perform the procedure, we remove the nail permanently. We do this as a temporary procedure that allows the nail to push does not provide a "clear" nail will grow in place of the old nail. When you remove a nail, you disrupt the root of the nail, and in essence, causing injury to the root and the nail bed. If you read the previous articles, I wrote about nail fungus, you know that the injury to the nail can mimic the appearance of nail fungus. So, if the nail is temporarily removed, but the damage the nail bed and root in the process, the new nail that pushes (although it may not be fungal) can be injured and thus "look" fungal . If this is the case, you have to attend proceedings nail for nothing. Why? Because you still have a nail in search of mushrooms. So if you choose to go the surgical route, my advice is the permanent removal of the nail.
* Our next article discusses what to do after your nails are free of fungus.

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