How to cure toenail fungus

 How to cure toenail fungus

The invasion of nail fungus is known as onychomycosis , a condition that causes the appearance of yellow spots and an unpleasant appearance of these. It is more common for this to occur on the toenails , although fungus can also appear on the hands. It should be noted that treatment for fungal infections takes time and must be supervised by a doctor. In this OneHowTo article, we explain more about how to cure toenail fungus.

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Steps to follow:
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First of all, it should be noted that if we believe we have toenail fungus, we must go to a dermatologist or specialist doctor to examine us and determine exactly what the appropriate diagnosis is. When the nails suffer from this condition, they experience changes in their appearance, color and texture, which are alert and you must know how to identify them in order to start treatment as soon as possible. The main symptoms of nail fungus are the following:

• Yellowish color, yellowish spots on the edges or appearance of yellowish stripes in the first days.
• Thickening of the nails.
• Brittle and breakage-prone nails.
• Dismantling of the nail and unpleasant odor in advanced stages.

2
The best to cure toenail fungus is a topical treatment , applied externally and locally on the nail surface, which can be combined with an oral antifungal treatment , which serves to cure the infection completely and make that the nail recovers its original state as soon as possible.

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It should be noted that the duration of treatments to cure toenail fungus are long, as a general rule. They usually last a minimum of 2 or 3 months to be effective and -in most cases- longer, so patience will be essential. It is also important that you follow your doctor's instructions at all times regarding the dose and duration of oral treatment, on the contrary, the fungal infection will not be permanently cured.

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The treatments topics are a great help to accelerate the healing nail fungus, and is fighting this problem from the base, creating an unfavorable environment for proliferation and protecting future nail infections. You can buy them in pharmacies and they are available in various formats, such as a spray or a kind of nail polish. You will have to apply it following the instructions on the container so that the affected nail can regenerate and, above all, wait for the solution to dry before putting on socks or putting on your shoes.

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In those cases of greater severity and in which a good treatment has not been carried out prematurely, it may be necessary to remove the nail to be able to cure the fungus completely. This will be a decision that a specialist doctor will always make once they have carefully reviewed the state of the affected nail and your health in particular.

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Although it is not a proven solution, it is possible to use some natural remedies such as apple cider vinegar , lemon, olive and oregano oil, garlic, castor oil to combat nail fungus and notice an improvement more quickly. If you want to know how you should apply each of them, see the article Home remedies for nail fungus .