What is toenail fungus?
People can develop an infection of their toenails by from different types of fungus, mold, or yeast ( dermatophytes – trichophyton, candida) . The fungus can infect multiple parts of the nail unit including the nail bed and/or plate
What are the types of toenail fungus?
There are 4 main types of toenail fungus: distal subungual, proximal subungual, white superficial, total dystrophic.
How to diagnose toenail fungus ?
Clinically your doctor can look at your toenails and can diagnose toenail fungus, but a nail biopsy is needed for 100% confirmation. Often fungal toenails will look discolored, lifted, thickened, have debris underneath the nail, and/or have chalk white spots.
How to treat toenail fungus?
There is no treatment that can guarantee 100% cure of toenail fungus and 100% prevention of recurrence. Treatment of toenail fungus ranges from nail debridement, topical (30-50% cure rate) , oral (70-80%), and laser (75%).
Video of laser treatment for nails: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRvjVo2ORv0&ab_channel=JAWSPodiatry
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