
Mycoses, known as fungal diseases in daily life, are infectious and are easily in contact with infected people, animals or objects.
Once on the skin or nail plate, the fungus immediately begins to consume the tissue it appears, gradually sedimenting to more and more areas.Fungi break down keratin with their enzymes, which is part of the skin, hair and nail tissue, that is, destroying them.
Nail mycoses in the initial stages only differ in less obvious performance.However, the disease is homogeneous throughout the process and on the treatment used.
How Nail Fungi Begins: Symptoms and Photos
Beginning nail mycosis is always seen by chance, as its manifestations may be trivial.
Possible symptoms of the disease are as follows:
- Change the color of the infected area, which will usually turn yellow;
- The disappearance of nail luster;
- The appearance of embossed spots, dots or strips on the nails;
- Thickening, wavy, fragility or stripping of infected areas;
- local destruction of nails along the edges above the nails and skin;
- infection with itching or pain;
- The unpleasant smell of nails.
The listed phenomena can be either a symptom of the outcome or a result of other factors, such as:
- Deficiency of vitamins and minerals;
- Accumulation of dead skin or dirt;
- Injuried;
- Take some drugs;
- Non-infectious diseases: diabetes, psoriasis, eczema.
Therefore, in order to accurately diagnose mycelial disease, laboratory analysis of affected debris on the nail plate must be carried out even in the presence of symptoms.
Symptoms of fungus starting on nails: Photos

The nail threads in the hands are not as good as those in the legs.
It behaves the same:
- stench;
- itching and pain;
- atrophy of the skin on the nail plate and its;
- Change the shape and color of the nail plate;
- Glossy nail loss and color change.
The same symptoms may indicate the following factors:
- Improper nutrition
- Long-term contact with detergents or chemical reagents
- Take certain medications
- Some non-infectious diseases.
Methods for treating nail fungi
It is necessary to treat fungal infections, as this not only destroys the appearance of the hands or feet, but also leads to impaired immunity.As a result, people with fungi on their nails are more likely to catch colds, flu and other infectious diseases.
Any treatment for nail mycosis must include measures to prevent reinfection.With the aid of affected tissue, the fungus falls on clothes, shoes and other items, and the patient touches with his fingers or legs.
Therefore, the following rules must be followed:
- Infected shoes have been used before starting treatment and are treated with special means or thrown away.
- Please wear cotton socks before you recover in full.
- Do not use any slippers except for easy-to-wash slippers (with a smooth inner surface).
- Swap the socks and gloves for daily cleaning and use for washing under high temperatures and iron.
- It is recommended to use UV antifungal lining for the entire treatment.
According to representatives of professional medicine, even in the initial stage, mycose of nails requires systemic treatment first, while in the second stage external treatment is required.Drug selection is performed according to the type of fungus available.Laboratory tests can be confirmed.
- Systemic antihormonal drugs or anti-terror drugs.They accumulate on the skin's nails and trumpet scales.The fungus penetrates into the cells, and the active ingredient of the drug destroys its membrane or prevents the synthesis of its feeding substance.As a result, the fungus died.Treatment should last for at least 3 months according to the following regimen: one week of admission and three weeks of rest; therefore, repeat twice.After that, after another six months, the drug will be present in fungal tissues.Therefore, healthy nails will have time to grow, and fungi will not work for it.In addition to systemic treatment, the rest of the treatment methods are also used.Only local exposure methods can cure the infection for a period of time, but in this case, there is a risk of recurrence.
- topical antifungal drugs.These drugs soften the consistency of Roslan affecting nails.This effect allows you to easily remove fungus-affected nails, speed up the growth of new nails and improve the effectiveness of systemic medications.Antifungal agents are produced in the form of varnish or ointment.The affected nails are covered with varnish and the top is covered with regular cosmetic varnish.
- Medical pedicure.This method is to remove tissue affected by fungi and soften the nails and feet with special tools with many nozzles.The process lasts 15 minutes to 2 hours and is performed 1-2 times a month.The treatment time is 3 months to one year.Medical cultivation is carried out in professional offices.It not only treats infection, but also improves the appearance of nails.After the first process, they look much better.During the first three weeks of treatment, signs of recovery became obvious.
- Ozone therapy.Introducing ozone into soft tissues near the nails reduces their inflammation and increases local immunity.The treatment process is at least 10 steps, each procedure takes up to 20 minutes.They are held 1-2 times a week.
- Traditional MedicineThe following methods are provided for treating nail fungi.The following sequence of actions must be performed at least 3 months a day until it is fully restored.On the night before going to bed, steam your legs or arms in a 50-degree soda solution (depending on where the infection is located).On each nail of the affected limb, coat cotton wool and saturate it with hydrogen peroxide or apple cider vinegar.Close the feet (brush) with cellophane with plastic wool, or glue with patches and go to bed.throughout the treatment, cut your nails as needed as usual.
prevention
The source of fungal infection is:
- They have public places without shoes: bathrooms, saunas, showers, gymnasiums, beaches;
- Public goods: shoes (usually slippers), gloves (such as boxing);
- Carpet, usually in the bathroom;
- Including domestic animals and wool have fallen;
- soil.
To minimize the likelihood of infection, it is necessary to observe hygiene rules:
- If possible
- Don't wear tight shoes
- Apply UV antifungal lining to the shoes and live with a person suffering from mycotic disease.
You should know that after months of dryness, fungi can come to life.
Not surprisingly, the risk factors are hereditary and slow nail growth.Fungi are more likely to spread through slowly growing nails.Its growth rate decreases with age.
The immunity of this disease does not play a major role, because in the nail field, it is much less than most body systems.
Professional medicine successfully treated mycoses both in the initial stage and after.But it is impossible to get rid of this disease without addressing the experts.