Nails and skin fungus

The fungus of nails and skin on the legs is a very popular phenomenon in modern society. Its main negative feature is the fact that this disease is subject to frequent relapses. Drugs against these subspecies of fungal diseases are quite common in the pharmaceutical market, but a responsible approach to recovery is one of the main factors in the fight against the disease. We will warn that the treatment is almost identical to the treatment of the fungus in the hands.

Nail fungus symptoms

Despite the fact that this type of fungal disease is most often referred to as a nail fungus on the legs, it should be borne in mind that not only nail plate, but also surrounding skin suffers from harmful fungal spores. Therefore, the main characteristics of the fungus on the legs are:

1. Redness in the interdigital zone, the gradual appearance of peeling;
2. The appearance of itching, at first almost almost noticeable, but that becomes stronger as the disease is progressive;
3. Sometimes liquid bubbles occur on the skin;
4. In the later stages - the appearance of painful cracks;
5. Nail deformation. It may have a different nature, depending on the type of fungus. So distinguishing:

• Deformation hypertrophic type. An increase in nail thickness, but at the same time an increase in the fragility of the plate. With the physical exhibition, the nail hurts and kills.
• Normoprophic deformation type. The thickness of the nail does not change, but acquires a pronounced bright color, horizontal yellow stripes also appear.
• Atrophic deformation type. The nail plate is thin and bland. Paints and strips of a white shadow appear on the nail, in the future they grow and merge.

Diagnosis of mycosis from the legs at home

If you suspect the appearance of fungus symptoms in the legs, it is better to contact a specialist immediately, as only the doctor can correctly determine the belonging of a fungal disease and prescribe the most effective treatment. However, if you do not have time to go to the hospital, you can confirm or refute fears at home. To do this, it is necessary to dilute potassium permanganate (potassium permanganate) until the acquisition of a light purple shade in the water temperature water. Then lower your toes in the solution and hold it for several minutes. You will see that a healthy nail will get a slightly brownish color. While the fungus affected by the fungus will remain the same color.

Preparation for treatment

This item occupies an important place throughout the treatment of skin fungus and nails on the legs. Before each treatment session, the following personal hygiene rules are required:

• The elimination of the affected part of the nail plate with manicure scissors or disposable saws. The procedure should be repeated daily until recovery. Immediately after the procedure, carefully disinfects the tools used.
• Daily disinfectants for soda or soap legs also contribute to the disappearance of bacteria and accelerated treatment. If you use local therapy medications, it is best to take these baths shortly before applying the medicine.
• A good means of preparing the nail for treatment is tea tree oil. It is recommended to apply one drop of oil under the nail plate and lubricate the surface with another.
• Compliance with the general rules of hygiene and preventive measures to avoid nail fungus on the legs.

Nail fungus treatment

There are many medicines designed to treat the fungus of the feet.

• The main category includes local medications: antifungal varnishes, ointments and creams. Generally, they are medicines sold without a prescription, treatment usually takes one to three weeks. It should be borne in mind that treatment with local spectrum drugs should be strictly according to instructions, otherwise the effect of use may decrease.
• Second place in popularity is occupied by systemic drugs or, in other words, a variety of capsules and compresses. The treatment of foot fungus with this category of medicines is usually performed after preliminary consultation with a doctor, because in some cases there are against -indications for its use. In addition, system medications are often complemented by drug treatment for local therapy.

• The treatment of leg ringworm is also performed today with a laser. This procedure only gains popularity in our country, but has several advantages, including: the minimum risk of relapse, light and painless treatment.
• A slightly less popular method of getting rid of the fungus on your fingers is hardware pedicure. However, most of the time this treatment method occurs in combination with systemic medications. It is most often used for advanced stages of the disease.
• Finally, the last way to get rid of nail fungus is surgery. Today, this is a small method of treatment fed, as the procedure is quite painful and has a long period of rehabilitation.

Fungi treatment in the legs with folk remedies

Treatment with folkloric methods also deals with the treatment of fungus in the legs. Most of the time, doctors recommend the combination of folk drugs with proven pharmaceutical drugs. The most popular folkloric recipes include the following:

1. Treatment with purpose. In a 20% purpose alcohol solution, dip a cotton swab and apply to an infected nail plate for 15 minutes, the treatment lasts three weeks. A side effect is cooking of the solution in application of the application.
2. Garlic treatment. Mix two pre -controlled hundred grams of butter teeth and leave the resulting porridge for 24 hours. After that, apply the mixture to areas of the legs, affected by the skin fungus for a month.
3. Treatment of oak bark. The treatment of the fungus between the toes in this way lasts about a month. The recipe for the solution: 5 tablespoons of oak bark is dissolved in a liter of boiled water, after adding the water should be boiled again, simultaneously 10 grams of chamomile of drugs. The infusion is more effective within two hours after cooking.
4. Treatment with chamomile rates, strings and violets. Each collection in equal proportions (approximately one tablespoon) is spilled into a liter of boiling water, insisted for two hours. Rinse your legs in the solution before bed until recovery.
5. Treatment with the leaves of Rowan. For ten days, apply the crushed Rowan leaves to the affected areas and maintain about half an hour. You can fix the mixture with clean socks.

6. Treatment of the gold guilt plant. The softened leaf of the plant is applied to the sick nail plate at night. It is better to heal or fix it otherwise at the top of the treatment sheet.
7. Asper bark treatment. As with an oak bark recipe, the crushed shell is spilled with boiled water (it is better to drink 500 grams of water). Treatment can be supplemented with a mixture of laundry soda and soap.
8. Treatment with tea fungus. This product can be used in two variations: like a mixture and dry solution. The first method: the chopped tea mushroom rubs the patient for about two weeks (first the mushroom needs to be cleaned in the movie). The second method: Pour 2 teaspoons of the mushroom with 200 grams of vodka and place in a cold dark place for 10 days. The solution can be applied all night long as it fixes the cotton swab with cellophane or clean socks.
9. Treatment with potatoes. Potato residues after dinner are a completely effective drug against leg ringworm. Cooking recipe: Potato cleaning should be boiled in a softened state, then drain the water in the basin and climb the infected feet. After the park, apply the remaining porridge to the nail plates and then rinse with warm water.
10. Apple cider vinegar treatment. Dissolve 1 cup of salt in water and add multiple cloves of garlic and half a glass of apple vinegar. This infusion can be dissolved in several liters of warm water and daily used as a steam save to the legs. It is used before recovery.
11. Iodine treatment. The healing of the fungus on the legs with iodine is quite simple: every day, lubricate the damaged nail with tincture. About 4-5 days of treatment may occur painful sensations, but they do not last long.
12. Treatment with salt baths. One tablespoon of sea salt is dissolved in a liter of warm water. In this hot bath, the affected feet are fired for two weeks.