Fungal nail disease

According to statistics, one in five adults is Russia is sick fungal nail disease. And over the past 10-12 years, incidence increased by 2.5 times and is projected to physicians will increase.

For questions about this disease is responsible leading specialist department of dermatology clinic «First Doctor», physician Dermatovenerologist Tigran A. Galstyan.

- In recent years, there was the fashion for well-groomed nails, and at the same time increased the incidence of fungus. How does it explain?

- Between the health and well-groomed nails there is a difference. Most people try to mask minor defects of nails, which can talk about those or other diseases, including fungus.

- That is, the nail may appear outwardly beautiful, but in reality ...

- Yes. There is a slight superficial forms of fungal infections, which occur only in the form of small dots on the nails. Sometimes it can be seen along the nail white stripes: sometimes they can be defined as a manifestation of fungus, and sometimes not - only a specialist can understand. And if in the salon beautician had no medical training, he can take it for a cosmetic defect.

- So what? Now, if you have any shred of points in the nail salon does not go in?

- If your nails are any suspicions, it is better not to go to a beauty salon, and by the dermatologist. But even if there is no suspicion, it is better to choose a good salon: those in the state where there is a cosmetologist, dermatologist or dermatologists. After all, beauty is focused on human health. And if there are any problems, they first need to heal, and then visit the stores. A breach could identify only a specialist in medical education.

- There are women who walk in the cabin with their tools to protect themselves from infection.

- They can insure themselves against infections transmitted by other people. But if a woman already have nail fungus, you own the tools it will not help. At the foot with a nail fungus spreads to the other easier: the feet sweat, my fingers are wearing. A hands on with the nail on the nail infection is moving slowly. And as in the hands of major contamination - podnogtevoe: cleaning tool for fingernails, you can move the debate nail fungus with a finger nail to another. Of course, exactly the same processing nails at home, you can pass the infection.

Therefore, there is a right treatment for people with nail fungal diseases: for every nail need a separate one instrument. But, first, not just a beauty salon may provide such services, and secondly, it temporarily. A fungal disease is necessary to identify and begin to treat - the sooner the better.

- How is Diagnosis?

- First, a visual inspection, then taken of the affected area and for the bacteriological analysis is sent to the laboratory.

- And what a dangerous mushroom?

- As a general rule, it causes discomfort in man: and therefore, many try to disguise neestetichno-looking nail. But much more important consequences, which may cause the disease. The defeat of nail plate can be accompanied by inflammation and skin lesion. Some, especially in people with weakened immunity, this may occur at other sites - on television, on the face. In addition, the lymph flow fungus can penetrate the lymph nodes and localize it. That is why the special need receive drugs - to suppress the activity of fungi and the impact on the infection from the inside.

And, of course, you can spread fungal diseases of your home.

- Who is at risk of fungal disease?

- First, people with heavy sweating foot: fungus loves moisture, and it multiplies quickly. Secondly, athletes: if they have frequent injuries nail plate, nail nutrition becomes worse. Another category - Diabetics, when due to atherosclerosis and narrowing of vessels is worsening food nails; patients with neurological symptoms ... But the risk of getting infected and it is also healthy women who are paying attention to their nails, and often visited manicure salons.

- Is it now turns out that is harmful to manicure nails?

- No, the manicure is absolutely safe if it is done correctly. But many of their customers I have seen inflammation okolonogtevogo roller caused by the departure of cosmetology, which causes fungus.

- How?

There are anatomical structure, eponihy - this is the skin covering the nail plate and the covered entrance of infection in the nail space. Often this skin is removed, or lifts in the manicure. So, that for the sake of beauty, we open the gate for infection. Especially the risk increases when the client with the manicure moves the paper in the office or performs work at home - has to deal with dust.

- Many people are trying to treat fungal means. What do you say about this?

- Yes, for the treatment of fungus, there are many popular tools: they are all for external use. Again, the main reason for their ineffectiveness. Fungus - a disease and, therefore, for its treatment of an integrated approach that includes receiving antifungal funds.

- But now in pharmacies sold a large number of antifungal drugs.

- Funds purchased for their choice, as a rule, do not bring the proper effect. Nail Treatment must be imposed, depending on the individual characteristics of people. Much depends on the characteristics of skin and nails, of heredity. In addition to the appointment of systemic antifungals and sometimes recommend cardiovascular drugs that improve the microcirculation of blood. In addition, patients are advised to take baths for the feet, their composition is selected separately for each. To separate a family, there are also creams and solutions - but they must appoint a physician.

- Is it all so individually?

- Yes, all individually, not only in the treatment of fungus, but in the care of nails. There are certain standards that should look like nails. And these standards are often imposed on: women look like a manicure from others and try to repeat at the same. But whether it is their physiological and anatomical features? All the talk about aesthetics, but everyone is an individual concept.

Эстетично can only look absolutely healthy nails in a safe condition: without the yawning space between the skin and nails, no sore okolonogtevogo roll. Only dermatologists can advise her how to care for their nails so they are healthy.