Excellent article about an embarrassing and very common problem!
Your Prevention Tips: Common sense advice for practically EVERYTHING! Thank you!
Your Treatment Tips: Some great ideas here! We haven’t tried iodine yet, but will give it a try. Tea Tree oil has helped a great deal.
Suggestion (if you think appropriate): Before applying topical treatments, file or carefully clip the affected nail(s) with clean implements. This can help the topical treatment penetrate more thoroughly.
Thank you! Yes, keeping toenails neatly trimmed is beneficial to allow the treatments to work more effectively. Be sure to trim nails straight across leaving the corners exposed, and avoid cutting or trimming the cuticles, as doing so can create a pathway for pathogens to get deeper into the tissues.
Excellent article about an embarrassing and very common problem!
Your Prevention Tips: Common sense advice for practically EVERYTHING! Thank you!
Your Treatment Tips: Some great ideas here! We haven’t tried iodine yet, but will give it a try. Tea Tree oil has helped a great deal.
Suggestion (if you think appropriate): Before applying topical treatments, file or carefully clip the affected nail(s) with clean implements. This can help the topical treatment penetrate more thoroughly.
Thank you! Yes, keeping toenails neatly trimmed is beneficial to allow the treatments to work more effectively. Be sure to trim nails straight across leaving the corners exposed, and avoid cutting or trimming the cuticles, as doing so can create a pathway for pathogens to get deeper into the tissues.
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A lot of these reflect systemic infections and are much harder to treat.
Yes, that is an important point. Would you like to elaborate on any recommendations for evaluation or management?