The outcome of treatment primarily depends on timely diagnosis. At the first symptoms, it is important to consult a doctor to select the appropriate treatment for a particular case.
Local treatment against nail fungus is mandatory, additional drugs of general action are often prescribed.
When treating a fungus, a doctor prescribes various local treatments. Ointments, gels, plasters, varnishes, creams are used. A good effect in the fight against the disease is obtained if you use drops from the toenail fungus. The method is convenient for several practical reasons:
- Convenience of exact drawing on the damaged surface;
- If necessary, it is possible to achieve the required dose.
Despite the obvious advantages of the method, modern pharmacy offers a small selection of drugs from this group.
Features of the use of drops
More often, the use of a single local method is in demand at the initial stages of the development of the disease or as a preventive measure. For this reason, if the first symptoms of onychomycosis appear, you should immediately consult a doctor for advice and to choose the correct treatment.
Enough of the use of medicines presented in the form of gels, ointments. Drops against the fungus show a positive result.
At the advanced stage, an integrated approach is already being used. Treatment is represented by external and internal administration of drugs. If a complex method is chosen for treatment, the principle is as follows:
- Capsules and tablets act on the infection through the blood and tissues;
- Drops and other external agents kill the spores when applied to the damaged and previously cleaned area of the nails.
Most of the drugs presented in drops, according to the instructions, require cleaning the keratinized surface of the toenails before applying. Drops are also sold that are used against the fungus and without removing the keratinized nail plate.
Operating principle
Most often, drops prescribed against a fungus perform the described functions:
- Influence of the fungicidal character. The drops directly destroy the spores of the fungus, the infected cells on the surface of the nails.
- Fungistatic effect, consists of stopping the spread of the infection at the intercellular level.
Modern antifungal drugs often have the described properties in combination. Such drops give good results during the fight against nail fungus.
The main condition for successful treatment is the correct choice of drug. The composition of the drops differs from other active active ingredients, as well as from auxiliaries. It is difficult to make a decision on your own. Of course, many people who buy drops and capsules without a doctor's advice get a satisfactory result, but sometimes the results of treatment are unexpected and the patient does not like it.
Only a dermatologist has the right to choose drops, tablets, capsules correctly, after conducting microbiological studies. The choice is influenced by many factors:
- type of infection
- Disease stage;
- Individual tolerance of the substances that make up the drug;
- Take additional drugs against the fungus;
- Other selected factors.
These features affect the content of drug reviews, especially if you did self-treatment, without visiting a dermatologist.
Modern antifungal drops perform a number of functions:
- Destruction of pathogens;
- anti-inflammatory action;
- antibacterial effect;
- They are restorers.
Remember, single-use drops are unlikely to help during treatment if the disease has been in the body for a long time and has spread from the surface of the toenails throughout the body. In such cases, the doctor selects a comprehensive treatment, which consists not only of topical preparations.
popular drugs
Most of the drops against the fungus involve preliminary preparation of the damaged surface of the toenails. It consists in the maximum sawing of the damaged surface of the nail plate with the removal of dead cells. Cutting removes part of the nail cells that have already been eaten by the fungus. Only after the procedure, it is allowed to treat the nails with the use of drugs. Treatment result will not be achieved without treatment.
It is better to use any drops prescribed by a dermatologist, it is problematic to establish the specific type of infection of the toenails on their own.
If the fungal infection has occurred in the toenails and has spread to the feet, it is more effective to use ointments or gels designed to treat large areas of skin for quick treatment.
Contraindications to the use of drops
Like any medicine, drops against the fungus reveal a list of contraindications and side effects that cannot be ignored before use. It is important to read the instructions accompanying the selected drops before starting to use them, in order to study the consequences that threaten the organism. As a side effect, when using it, a slight slight itching appears, a severe allergic reaction may occur.
Among the main contraindications are:
- The pregnancy. Most drugs allow the use of drops for the treatment of pregnant women, especially in cases where the development of toenail fungus threatens the health of the mother and child.
- Age up to 12 years. The use of the drug in the form of drops for children is determined by the active substance, previous diseases, the presence of allergic reactions and other factors.
- The presence on the skin of wounds, suppuration.
- drug intolerance
Drops against the fungus have an extensive list of contraindications, self-treatment should not be prescribed. Upon consultation, the doctor will be able to accurately determine the type of drops, which will help to quickly carry out effective treatment, will not have a negative effect on the body.