Drops from toenail fungus, like other local medicines, work on the principle of fungicidal and fungistatic effects, which leads to the destruction of fungal spores in diseased areas and prevents its spread to healthy areas. In some cases, the drugs are endowed with a bactericidal and anti-inflammatory effect.
Onychomycosis - a fungal infection of the nail plate is amenable to external treatment only in the initial stages of the disease, since subsequently the problem areas of tissues are covered with keratinized tissue, which prevents deep penetration of external agents.
Feature of using drops from the fungus
When treating a fungus, one should take into account the fact that it is quite easy to get infected with its spores, but it is problematic to cure, so at the slightest sign it is necessary to apply drops from the fungus on the nails, the signs may be as follows:
- Lesions between toes and feet;
- The presence of severe itching;
- Redness and peeling of the foot;
- The skin may become covered with watery blisters;
- The nail plate undergoes structural changes - yellowing, striping, peeling of the plate, and others.
Important: today the drops have a fairly effective effect and work at any stage of the development of the fungus, only with a running form they must be taken in combination with preparations for internal use.
The use of only drops is permissible in the initial stages of the development of the problem, and the degree of damage is determined exclusively by a specialist.
Important: drops should be applied after preliminary cleaning of the nail plate from dirt and dead particles with a nail file or scissors, only such use of medicines will give the maximum result.
After application, modern drugs work in two directions at once - they treat and prevent further development. Such an effect works in a positive way, however, only a dermatologist should prescribe drops, he, based on laboratory tests, will accurately select the necessary drug.
When selecting a specialist will take into account:
- Features of the patient's health;
- the stage of the disease;
- Allergic reactions to some components.
Only in this case can a complete recovery be achieved.
How do these drugs work
During use, the pharmacodynamics of drops from nail fungus is expressed in the destruction of the membrane of the fungus and intracellular blockade of biosynthesis, that is, the prevention of the ability to reproduce.
Today, most drops stop the production of ergosterol, a hydrocarbon compound in the cell membrane of the fungus, which prevents cell growth, and therefore the ability to occupy new territories.
Also, due to the accumulation of the components of the drug in the tissues, the viability of the bacteria completely disappears.
Medicines are used externally, their active substances penetrate into the damaged tissue and accumulate in the nail plate, due to which the therapeutic effect begins.
No more than 4 - 6% of the total volume of the active substance enters the blood, after which they are excreted with feces and urine.
The main contraindications of drops from the fungus
Any drug for fungus has contraindications, which come down to 3 positions:
- Individual intolerance - many people suffer from allergic reactions to certain components, there may also be increased sensitivity to them, which makes it impossible to use these funds;
- Children under 10 years old - here each medication is individual, it all depends on the constituent component and the presence of diseases or allergies in the child;
- Pregnancy and lactation - any instruction indicates that the use of drops from nail fungus in this position of a woman is permissible only with the necessary benefit that exceeds the risks to the fetus and baby.
Among other things, you can not use drops with open wounds and suppuration.
All these contraindications indicate that modern drugs are quite serious means, they cannot be treated like a cosmetic cream. All this means that it is not safe to use them on your own, because no one knows what kind of fungus hit his foot.
Self-use, at best, can temporarily muffle the problem, as evidenced by the numerous reviews of network users that, they say, there is no way to completely get rid of nail fungus, but only to stop the disease for a while - all this is the result of self-treatment.
conclusions
Nail fungus is a rather serious and unpleasant disease that is not so easy to cure, you definitely should not hope to get rid of it in a short time. If it is available, you will have to stock up on the patience and knowledge of specialists, act on their instructions, and then positive results will certainly be achieved.