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. Medicines against this 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 treatment is almost identical to the treatment of the fungus on the hands.
Symptoms of nail fungus
Despite the fact that this type of fungal disease is most often referred to as a fungus of nails on the legs, it must be borne in mind that not only nail plate, but also surrounding skin suffer from harmful fungal spores. So, the main features of the fungus on the legs are:
- Redness in the interdigital zone, the gradual appearance of peeling;
- The appearance of itching, at first barely noticeable, but which becomes stronger as the disease is progressive;
- Sometimes bubbles with liquid occur on the skin;
- In the later stages - the appearance of painful cracks;
- Nail deformation. It can have a different nature depending on the type of fungus. So distinguish:
- Hypertrophic type of deformation. An increase in the thickness of the nail, but at the same time an increase in the fragility of the plate. With physical exposure, the nail hurts and crumbles.
- Normoprophic type of deformation. The thickness of the nail does not change, but it acquires a pronounced shiny color, horizontal yellow stripes also appear.
- Atrophic type of deformation. The nail plate becomes thin and dull. Paints and strips of a white shade appear on the nail, in the future they grow and merge.
Diagnosis of mycosis of the legs at home
If you suspect the appearance of symptoms of the fungus on the legs, it is best to immediately contact a specialist, since only the doctor will be able to 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 the potassium permanganate (potassium permanganate) until the acquisition of a light purple shade in water temperature water. Then lower the toes into the solution and hold for several minutes. You will see that a healthy nail will acquire 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 in the entire treatment of the fungus of the skin and nails on the legs. Before each treatment session, the following personal hygiene rules are necessary:
- 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 disinfect the tools used.
- Daily disinfectants for legs with soda or soap also contribute to the disappearance of bacteria and accelerated treatment. If you use local therapy drugs, then it is best to do such baths shortly before applying the drug.
- A good additional 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 prevent nail fungus on the legs.
Treatment of nail fungus
There are many drugs designed to treat the foot fungus.
- The main category includes local drugs: antifungal varnishes, ointments and creams. These are generally used drugs that are sold without a doctor’s prescription, treatment usually takes from one to three weeks. It should be borne in mind that treatment with local spectrum drugs must be strictly according to the instructions, otherwise the effect of use may decrease.
- The second place in popularity is occupied by systemic drugs or, in other words, a variety of capsules and tablets. Treatment of the foot fungus with this category of drugs is usually carried out after preliminary consultation with a doctor, since in some cases there are contraindications for their use. In addition, system drugs are often supplemented by treatment with local therapy drugs.
- Treatment of mycosis of the legs is also carried out today with a laser. This procedure only gains popularity in our country, but has a number of certain advantages, including: the minimum risk of relapse, mild and painless treatment.
- A slightly less popular method of getting rid of the fungus on the fingers is hardware pedicure. However, most often this method of treatment takes place in combination with systemic drugs. It is more often used for advanced stages of the disease.
- Finally, the last way to get rid of the nail fungus is surgery. Today this is a little fed method of treatment, since the procedure is quite painful and has a long rehabilitation period.
Treatment of fungus on the legs with folk remedies
Treatment with folk methods also copes with the treatment of the fungus on the legs. Most often, doctors recommend combining folk medicines with proven pharmaceutical drugs. The most popular folk recipes include the following:
- Treatment with propolis. In a 20% alcohol solution of propolis, dip a cotton swab and apply on an infected nail plate for 15 minutes, treatment lasts three weeks. A side effect is itching from the solution at the application of application.
- Garlic treatment. Mix two pre -chopped cloves with one hundred grams of butter and let the resulting gruel for 24 hours. After that, apply the mixture to areas of the legs, affected by the fungus of the skin for a month.
- Treatment of oak bark. The treatment of the fungus between the toes this way lasts about a month. The recipe for the solution: 5 tablespoons of oak bark are dissolved in a liter of boiled water, after adding the water should be boiled again, simultaneously adding 10 grams of drug chamomile. The infusion is most effective within two hours after cooking.
- Treatment with chamomile fees, string and violets. Each collection in equal proportions (approximately one tablespoon) is poured into a liter of boiling water, insisted for two hours. Rinse the legs in the solution before bedtime until recovery.
- Treatment with rowan leaves. For ten days, apply crushed rowan leaves to the affected areas and hold about half an hour. You can fix the mixture with clean socks.
- Treatment of the Golden Culing Plant. The softened sheet of the plant is applied to the sick nail plate at night. It is better to bandage or fix it in another way on top of the treatment sheet.
- Treatment of aspen bark. As in the case of a recipe from the oak bark, the crushed bark is poured with boiled water (it is better to take 500 grams of water). Treatment can be supplemented with a mixture of soda and laundry soap.
- Treatment with tea fungus. This product can be used in two variations: like a dry mix and solution. The first method: the chopped tea mushroom rubs into the patient for about two weeks (first the mushroom needs to be cleaned from the film). The second method: pour 2 teaspoons of the mushroom with 200 grams of vodka and place in a cool dark place for 10 days. The solution can be applied for the whole night, while fixing the moistened cotton swab with cellophane or clean socks.
- Treatment with potatoes. Potato residues after dinner is a completely effective drug against mycosis of the legs. Recipe for cooking: Potato cleaning must be boiled to a softened state, then drain the water in the basin and soar the infected feet in it. After the park, apply the remaining porridge to the nail plates, and then rinse with warm water.
- Apple vinegar treatment. Dissolve 1 cup of salt in water, then add several cloves of garlic and half a glass of apple cider vinegar. This infusion can be dissolved in several liters of warm water and daily used as a steam room for the legs. It is used before recovery.
- Iodine treatment. Curing 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.
- Treatment with salt baths. A tablespoon of sea salt is dissolved in a liter of warm water. In this warm bath, the affected feet soar for two weeks.
