Forecasters promise a hot August and a hot Indian summer - the time for light dresses and, of course, open sandals. However, these shoes have their own requirements. Damaged yellow nails look sloppy, they should be hidden in closed noses. This, of course, can spoil the joy of summer weather. Fungi are often the cause of these nails.
The fungus causes onychomycosis - one of the most unpleasant diseases. Also, contrary to popular belief, it is not at all so safe. If the fungus is left untreated, it will grow, invade large areas of human skin, and may even damage a person's internal organs.
Older people are at risk
Doctors say that most often lovers of saunas and baths are infected with nail fungus, the surface of which is not thoroughly cleaned and disinfected. The fungus in such places "steams" loose from the feet of an infected person and can easily attach to another person.
However, you can catch the fungus in seemingly safe places - for example, at a party. If the hosts have nail fungus and the guest puts their slippers on their bare feet, they are more likely to be infected.
Once in the human body, the fungus grows for a long time, and it is very difficult to notice its presence. The first step is to pay attention to changes in the color of the nail plate, it becomes cloudy or yellow, - explains the head of the dermatological service, dermatologist.
Itching appears between the toes and a pungent odor in the feet. It should be clarified that although the fungus most often manifests itself on the toenails, it does not mean that it is localized only there. The fungus affects the nails of the legs and hands, as well as the skin of the feet, hands and the whole body. The peeling usually appears on the skin - in the form of patches, rings, and can look like flour (when the grooves in the skin are dusted with flour, so to speak). The appearance of bubbles, which can suppurate and burst, is possible. Nails can thicken, collapse, separate from the nail bed, change color. In advanced cases, even a person's internal organs suffer.
Men between the ages of 20 and 50 are considered a risk group for nail fungus infection because they are more likely to be where you may be infected with nail fungus. However, doctors note that almost anyone can be infected with onychomycosis.
90% of nail fungus is caused by dermatophytes and molds. Dermatophytes are spread through direct contact (especially between family members) and through household items. Yeast fungi cause disease when the immune system is weakened.
In particular, as doctors specify, people with reduced immunity are infected. Thus, people of early retirement and retirement age, or those suffering from chronic illnesses, are at risk.
A complex approach
To treat nail fungus, like any other disease, you need to see a doctor. In addition, you must first pass an analysis - scraping in order to establish what kind of disease the patient is suffering from. At the same time, since the heart of the fungus (mycelium) is usually located deep under the nail plate and its spores are on the surface of the nail, it is necessary to treat the fungus comprehensively. .
Laser, ointments and creams prescribed by doctors are considered to be effective treatment methods. And experts consider a pedicure to be a treatment assistant, not just an ordinary one, but a medical pedicure.
The fact is that the fungus greatly changes the nails, making them thick. This, of course, is ugly, but the main thing is that this shape of the nails complicates the treatment, because it becomes much more difficult to access the mycelium. A medical pedicure is a preparation for the quality treatment of nail fungus.
However, experts warn that such a pedicure simply cannot be performed in a beauty salon. Removal of calluses, corns, skin cracks and correction of nails affected by fungus for subsequent procedures can only be done in the clinic. To work with damaged feet, a special device is required, which is usually not installed in beauty salons - this is a medical technique. And masters who perform this procedure have certificates in medical pedicure, and often even in medical education.