Success, terms, and therapy result depends on how early the patient turned to get help.Before prescribing treatment, the doctor performs an exam.If a woman suspected of pregnancy, it is advisable to test or be examined by a gynecologist, as antifungal medications are against -indicated during this period.If the nail has been darkened and grown under the skin, you will not be able to pass without surgical intervention.In other cases, the main thing is to make the right choice of drugs.In the treatment of thumb nail, it is necessary to take internal and external medicines.

External medicines
Lucky, cream, ointments and gels are used from the variety of drugs for external use.What it means to stop is determined by the doctor.In addition, it also establishes the terms for therapy.Before applying the outside, it is necessary to process the nail.It is recommended to make a bath, reduce infected areas and apply the medicine.It is also worth noting that, for the treatment of nails, they prefer solutions and varnishes, because ointments can slide along the surface of the nail plate, although they are also prescribed.
Rapid treatment
For a shorter time, you can get rid of the fungus with a laser.To do this, you need to go through several small procedures using infrared radiation and thermal exposure.In addition to local medications, it is recommended to obtain nail therapy on all fingers.The advantages of laser therapy are secure, painless, high efficiency, persistent result, and comfortable and fast treatment.The disadvantage of this procedure is in several against -indications.
Removing the nail in the thumb
If the fungal infection has already passed on the stage in the second or third, the complete treatment should include the removal of the nail.You can remove the whole nail plate or just the part, while the new nail grows to, pink and healthy.Removing the nail is possible in different ways: at home, in hospitals or cosmetic rooms.All the varnishes, implase, creams and other traditional products act according to the same principle.A keratolytic mixture is applied to steam cooked nail (depending on instructions daily or several times a week), glued to the top and after some time removed.It is recommended to remove implaces once a day, ointment and cream per day or 3-4 days, weekly varnish.At the same time, the damaged part of the nail is removed along with the product.
Removal of the nail plate with folk medicine requires special caution and accuracy - it is necessary to observe the complete sterility so as not to infect a new infection.Domestic keratolytics also act according to a similar scheme - they soften the nail plate infected with the fungus and can be removed.The most popular recipes at home are the baths and compress the birch tar.Do not forget: nail removal is not all treatment.The fungus itself lives and multiplies in the nail bed;Therefore, after removing the nail plate, you need to treat the patient with other anti -inflicted medications.Otherwise, the infection is activated and infecting a new growing nail.
It is much harder to heal the fungus than to warn;Therefore, the prevention of a fungal infection should be performed constantly.This requires simple hygienic rules.It is necessary to not wear someone else's shoes, wear a separate leg towel, take only personal shoes in the pool, sauna and bath, while the disinfect regularly.Regardless of what you are calculated, shoes, boots, sneakers - shoes should be comfortable, breathing, ideally made of natural materials.It is also necessary to monitor the feet: cut your nails over time, avoid nail on the skin and cure all cracks and small wounds in time.And also - regularly inspect your fingers for suspicious symptoms.
How the disease occurs
After the fungus fits the nail plate, it is almost impossible to determine it in the early days.The first symptoms may be burning and itching.And only in the late periods, when the fungus set out on the finger, can you notice the symptoms.In addition to the symptoms inherent in the fungus, in case of treatment, other diseases may occur as:
- Signs similar to poisoning;
- Allergic skin rashes on the skin;
- Disgrace failures.

According to experts from experts, fungal infections are more susceptible to advanced people, as blood circulation is disturbed over time, nails are subjected to the aging process and the possibility of developing the fungus is large.Thus, for example, the fungus is not terrible for children, unlike adults.According to statistics, the likelihood of women's disease is lower than men.However, if one of the family members found a fungus, the likelihood of transferring to other family members is very large.Among people, it is more likely to have an infection with a fungus are those who:
- It has diseases such as AIDS diabetes, violation in the circulatory system;
- Most of the time, it uses nail extension services;
- received injuries to nail or skin coverage around the nail;
- Wear uncomfortable shoes;
- They have immunity problems.
A frequent sign that finger infectious disease appeared is indicated by the ingrown nail.The nail is compacted, changes its shape and, as a result, collides with the skin.This is especially common in the leg thumb.A sign of such a nail deformation is evidenced by pain when walking, a swollen member of the finger, in some cases the release of pus.
How to treat the fungus of the toes with popular remedies
Along with fungal medical treatment, experts advise using popular therapy, but when using any product, you need to consult a doctor.This will prevent allergies and other adverse reactions.
Folk healers advise to pay attention to the following methods:
- Using apple cider vinegar.This is necessary for the "acidification" of the body.Regardless of meals, vinegar is dissolved in a glass of water and drunk once a day.
- Baths.In this case, 9 % vinegar should be spilled in the basin in quantities that covers the foot.The liquid must be slightly hot.The procedure lasts no more than 15 minutes.
- Vinegar and vegetable oil.Of these two components for the treatment of fungus in the legs, it is necessary to prepare a ointment, with a proportion of 1 to 1. It is covered by affected places all night.To improve the leg effect, you should use a foot finger.
Symptoms with fungus
The symptoms of thumb fungus may have different, they depend on the stage of disease development and the complexity of the situation.The first signs may be scratching and burning in the lower limb thumbs.The nail plate is surrounded by many nerves and blood vessels, so that a person can feel intense pain in the development of an inflammatory process.The nail begins to change its color and thicken.Due to such a thickening, it grows on the skin and gives unpleasant sensations to a person.At this time, there is a huge risk of additional infection, because the nails bend and break on the skin.

The fungus in the thumb can also be characterized by the following resources:
- The nail is destroyed - it begins to spread and breaks into pieces;
- White spots are formed on the nail plate;
- Perhaps the separation of pus;
- Unpleasant odor;
- Skin swelling;
- dry skin between the fingers;
- Peeling the skin around the inflamed nail.
The treatment of thumb nail fungus depends widely on which mushrooms reach the patient.Determining this is easy enough at home.If white spots are formed in the center of the nail plate, as shown in most photos on the internet, the person was infected with a dermatophyte.In the case of the formation of white spots only at the edges of the nail plate, a fungal infection can be diagnosed, if the nail is blackened, the patient will lack blood supply on the mold finge and fungus.
We get rid of home using folk medicine
Traditional medicine offers many recipes to get rid of fungal diseases.The treatment of onychomycosis in the thumb of the leg at home is performed in the following ways.
Using iodine
Onychomycosis is successfully treated with the help of iodine baths.Water is spilled in a basin with a temperature of about 40 to 45 degrees, pouring iodine alcohol into it by drops.For 1 liter of water, 3 drops of iodine - depending on the volume of the container, the right amount can be calculated.The legs are placed in the water and kept until the water cools.With the peroxide processed, the affected part of the nail plate is cut with scissors.After the procedure, nail and surrounding skin are treated with peroxide.The effect will increase if the antibacterial dressing with ointment is placed.
Effective use of common vinegar
Water at room temperature is diluted with a 9% vinegar in a ratio of 2 to 1. The bath time is 15 minutes.Then the damaged nail should be cut or cut.The duration of manipulations is at least 2 weeks.
Lemon and potatoes to help
- Fresh lemon should be porn with boiling water - so there will be more juice.Cut the slices and secure the damaged nail.Citrus is fixed with a patch.A good result will be if the compress is done every night and resist all night.
- The potato peel.The component is boiled, the water is drained in a basin and pushed into a mashed state.In decoction, the legs fly and then cut the softened growths.After cleaning, the folder is applied for half an hour and washed.

Medicinal plants in the fight
- Celandine.The fresh juice of this amazing plant can be cured almost all types of fungal diseases.For 2 weeks, a fresh plant (leaf and rod is kneaded) is applied to affected nail and skin plates.If possible, the compress is changed after 2-3 hours.
- Larca of Aspen.Nail baths are prepared at the 200 g rate of ingredient per liter of water.The manipulation occurs for 15 minutes in water that the leg can support.After bathing, a mixture of soft soap with soda is applied to the nails.Proportion - 1: 1. After 30 minutes, everything is washed with warm water.The nail after this procedure will begin to be updated.
As an additional preventive agent, marine salt baths is used.
Symptoms and stages of thumb fungus
Fungal infection is a multifunctional disease.There are several types of fungi, and each pathogen causes different symptoms.To understand if you have become a victim of the fungus, you need to take a big finger in your leg, examine the skin around and between your fingers.The fact that it is time to treat the nail will say such symptoms:
- The skin on the legs is dry and cracking;
- Between the fingers, small bubbles seem full of a way of drying;
- The thickening of the nail plate began;
- The nail became fragile, crumble and break;
- The nails lost their shine, the usual shadow, became uneven;
- Yellow spots and stripes dragged to the nail plate (these are dermophytes);
- Nogots suddenly became green or black (molds);
- On the sides, the nail plate began to turn yellow and stay behind the skin (yeast mushrooms);
- The thin began to grow under the skin and cause severe discomfort.
- Onychomycosis develops gradually at each stage of the disease - its symptoms.And although each pathogen at a different stage also behaves differently, in general, the stage of the foot fungus can be represented as follows:
- Early stage.Here, the fungus is not almost at all.Sometimes itching and begins to break the skin of the almost imperceptible legs, spots and strips appear on the thumb nail.
- The second stage.The nail loses a healthy pink color, plate deformation begins (on the sides and edge).
- Race stage.The nail plate finally changes color, becomes thick and loose, sometimes falls.The skin of the fingers is affected between the fingers.At this stage, the causative agent penetrates the body, so that the symptoms of intoxication appear.This is weakness, drowsiness, dysbiosis, weakening of immunity.
The causes of nail fungus
The nail fungus on the leg thumb causes significant discomfort in a person, he cannot completely get rid of the disease, since the treatment of onychomycosis requires a lot of time and patience.In the treatment of fungus in the thumb, the regularity of procedures is important.In addition, all preventive measures should be observed.Otherwise, the relapse cannot be avoided.
The fungus of the thumb nail plate is more common among male representatives.The disease progresses rapidly in the elderly, and this is due to less intense blood circulation.The location of the infection is more frequent in the thumb, as this is due to a large space.Contributes to the propagation of bacteria.There are several reasons capable of provoking onicomycosis:

- Unknown and tight shoes.In narrow shoes, the legs are strongly successful, which means that there is a rapid reproduction of bacteria.They remain not only on the feet, but also on the shoes, in socks and floor, in which a person passed.
- Low quality shoe material.
- Non -compliance with personal hygiene rules in public places.You cannot walk barefoot in saunas, baths, pools or public showers.
- Personal things.It is strictly forbidden to give your other person.In the assembly rooms, they wear nylon socks.
- Immunity problems.Weak body protection functions are unable to fully deal with infections.This category includes patients with diabetes, AIDS, varicose veins, psoriasis, obesity, vascular diseases.
- Failure to comply with leg hygiene rules.You need to wash your legs every day with soap.Change the socks after each of your socks.Stop the nails on your feet every week.
- Greater sweating, calluses.Incorrect treatment of leg legs leads to the development of a new disease - a fungal infection.
For the treatment of a nail, if you move away from a finger without a fungus or a fungus, you will need to drink gelatin solutions, observe hygiene requirements and not do pedicure.