Recently, I met a few friends with onychomycosis, ranging from light to heavy, and one or two fingers (toes) on my hands were gray and denatured, not itchy, not red and not painful, and so on. But a serious friend will have ten fingernails and ten toenails, and none of them will be spared. Here, Dr. Ouyang wants to say a few words. Ten fingernails, ten friends with toenails and onychomycosis. Do you really care about your nails? Reach out, ten nails are fungal infection, gray, degeneration, incomplete appearance, as long as you are not embarrassed, it is others who are embarrassed! If you still care about your image, please treat it in time. The sooner you treat onychomycosis, the easier it is and the more you can save money. Why do you say that? Next, I will tell you slowly:

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I. What is onychomycosis?

Onychomycosis, commonly known as onychomycosis, is a kind of onychomycosis caused by dermatophytes invading the deck and nails. Onychomycosis, commonly known as onychomycosis, is a common disease in dermatology. There are many kinds of bacteria that cause onychomycosis, such as dermatophytes, yeasts, molds and other non-dermatophytes, which can all cause nail infection.

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Second, why do you get onychomycosis?

I don't know if you have any impression of this advertisement: if you get onychomycosis, one will pass it to two! Do you remember? This sentence means to remind everyone that onychomycosis is highly contagious. This contagiousness has two meanings: the first meaning is that it will be transmitted to others, such as shoes and socks washing, clothes washing for people with onychomycosis and normal people. And infect people around you. Both direct contact and indirect contact are possible. This is the first meaning! The second meaning, you will never think. I don't know if friends with onychomycosis have found out that many people find themselves with one or two hands or toenails for the first time. If they don't pay attention for a while, they will find that there seem to be two or three more nail injuries. This means that onychomycosis will be passed on to yourself. For example, if a person has one or two fingers, his hands and feet will gradually become onychomycosis, and even the skin around his nails will itch and itch. All of the above shows that onychomycosis can not be underestimated, and it is quite contagious, not only to others, but also to yourself!

Dr. Ouyang often encounters this kind of soul torture in outpatient service: he has no onychomycosis around him, has never used shoes or towels with anyone, and pays great attention to personal hygiene. Why do I get onychomycosis?

In fact, there are many reasons for onychomycosis, the most common one is infection, but there are also autoimmune decline and environmental problems, such as staying up late, many basic diseases, frequent contact with water or unsanitary things. Like some catering workers, they work hard, their hands and feet are soaked in water for a long time to wash dishes, and they are in a wet and rainy environment for a long time. This environment is conducive to the survival of fungi, so people engaged in this industry are prone to onychomycosis! People who stay up late for a long time, are tired and have a long illness get onychomycosis. Most of the reasons are due to the decline of immunity, which can not resist the fungi in our surrounding environment, leading to fungal infection and onychomycosis! # Super Health Group #

Third, what should I do if I get onychomycosis? Can I rub the medicine?

1. What if I get onychomycosis?

This is a problem that many people care about. It is difficult to cut off the root of onychomycosis, which is something that many people are worried about. Why?

In fact, it is still due to the structure of nails. First of all, the fingernails are at the hand end and the feet are at the cause end. These two parts are far from the heart. The medicine we usually take is to use blood to enter the part we want to treat, and the medicine for treating fungal onychomycosis also works in this way. And our sebum end is far from the end, and the blood supply is not particularly rich, so the drugs that can reach the end of the limbs are limited. Therefore, it takes 6-9 weeks for fingernails and 9- 12 weeks for toenails. This is also a question that many patients with onychomycosis often ask: Why did my nails take medicine for more than a month and still have no effect? Here, Dr. Ouyang reminds everyone that the medicine for treating onychomycosis takes at least one and a half months to take effect, and it is not only taking medicine to take effect. We have to wait for the diseased nails to grow before cutting them off in time, so that the new healthy nails can be updated and preserved normally after treatment, and the curative effect can be seen. Nail renewal is particularly slow, which is a physiological characteristic of nails and cannot be changed. # Special case #

According to research and observation, it takes three months for fingernails to grow one centimeter and nine months for toenails. If it is malnutrition, the damage of the mucous membrane and nail bed will grow more slowly. So don't rush to treat onychomycosis, don't get up too fast!

Remind everyone that oral antifungal drugs have an impact on liver function and have certain liver damage, so they must be used under the guidance of a doctor!

2. Is it ok to apply medicine to onychomycosis?

We can apply ointment to onychomycosis, but because our nails are thick, we may not be able to absorb it when applying medicine. So many of our patients use ketoconazole, oxyconazole, terbinafine and other antifungal drugs with little effect, and some people complain that they have no effect at all. Because our nails are different from skin, the skin is thin and there are many blood vessels on it. After applying the medicine, it can be absorbed quickly, but the nails are different, thick and hard, and there are no blood vessels, so it is slow!

(2) Does rubbing medicine really not work? Actually, not necessarily. With the continuous development of medical technology, there are many special dosage forms on the market, such as liniment. This special dosage form will adhere to the nail surface and gradually penetrate into the nail, and the time of applying the medicine is 1-2 times a week instead of ordinary ointment. But because the price is not low, ordinary people don't know much at present, but everyone knows the existence of this medicine, and with the improvement of people's living standards.

Fourth, why should we treat onychomycosis early?

Because the more onychomycosis, the longer it lasts, the more stubborn it is, the easier it is to spread, and the more drugs will be used. For example, some medicines are expensive, but if you only have 1-2 nails with onychomycosis, it is particularly useful to buy a bottle of medicine. If your fingers (toes) are completely damaged, it is particularly expensive. Some people have serious onychomycosis because of economic problems.

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Let me summarize what I said above about onychomycosis:

First, onychomycosis is contagious, both for yourself and others. Pay attention to personal hygiene and avoid cross-infection.

Secondly, onychomycosis can be treated by external rubbing and oral administration. External rubbing can be divided into ordinary ointment and special dosage form. Ordinary ointment is used because the nails are too thick and the effect at the ends of limbs is weak. The effect of special dosage forms is ideal but the price is not low. So the treatment varies from person to person. Oral treatment takes at least one and a half months to take effect, which is relatively slow, and some drugs have certain effects on liver function, so we must be cautious. It is recommended to use under the guidance of a doctor.

Third, if you have onychomycosis, please treat it in time, because the more onychomycosis, the more serious the condition, the longer the rubbing time, the slower the effect!

Ok, that's enough for sharing onychomycosis today. Have you learned? I'm Dr. Ouyang @ Dr. Ouyang said skin, thank you for watching and paying attention!