The outcome of treatment depends primarily on timely diagnosis. At the first symptoms, it is important to consult a doctor to choose the appropriate treatment for a specific case.
Local treatment against nail fungus is mandatory, additional drugs with general action are often prescribed.
In the treatment of fungus, the 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 a number of practical reasons:
- Convenience of accurate painting on the damaged surface;
- If necessary, it is possible to achieve the required dosage.
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 required in 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 the right choice of treatment.
It is sufficient to use medicines presented in the form of gels, ointments. Drops against the fungus show a positive result.
At an advanced stage, an integrated approach is already being implemented. Treatment consists of external and internal administration of drugs. If a complex method of treatment is chosen, 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, pre-cleaned area of the nail.
Most of the drugs presented in drops, according to the instructions, require cleaning the keratinized surface of the toenails before application. Drops are also sold, which are used against fungi and without removing the keratinized nail plate.
Operating principle
More often, the drops prescribed against fungus perform the described functions:
- Fungicidal effect. The drops directly destroy the fungal spores, the infected cells on the nail surface.
- The fungistatic effect is stopping the spread of infection at the intercellular level.
Modern antifungal drugs often have the described properties in combination. Such drops give good results in the fight against nail fungus.
The main condition for successful treatment is the correct choice of the drug. The composition of the drops differs from other active active ingredients, as well as from auxiliary ones. It's hard to make a choice 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 the treatment are unexpected and do not please the patient.
Only a dermatologist has the right to correctly choose drops, tablets, capsules after conducting microbiological studies. The choice is influenced by many factors:
- Type of infection
- Stage of the disease;
- Individual tolerance to the substances that make up the medicine;
- Taking additional anti-fungal medications;
- Other selected factors.
These characteristics affect the content of drug reviews, especially if self-medication was carried out without visiting a dermatologist.
Modern antifungal drops perform a number of functions:
- Destruction of pathogens;
- Anti-inflammatory effect;
- Antibacterial effect;
- They are restorative.
Remember that 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 chooses a complex treatment consisting not only of local preparations.
Popular drugs
Most anti-fungal drops include preliminary preparation of the damaged surface of the toenails. It consists in maximum cutting of the damaged surface of the nail plate with the removal of dead cells. When cutting, a part of the nail cells already eaten by the fungus is removed. Only after the procedure is it allowed to treat the nails with the help of drugs. The result of treatment without treatment will not be achieved.
It is better to use any drops as prescribed by a dermatologist, it is difficult to determine the type of specific toenail infection yourself.
If the fungal infection has occurred in the toenails, spreading to the feet, it is more effective to use ointments or gels designed to treat large skin surfaces for quick treatment.
Contraindications for the use of drops
Like any medicine, anti-fungal drops 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 you start using them to study the consequences that threaten the body. As a side effect, when it is used, a slight itching occurs, a serious allergic reaction may occur.
Among the main contraindications are:
- PregnancyMost medicines 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 the 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.
- intolerance to drugs.
Antifungal drops have an extensive list of contraindications, you should not prescribe self-medication. After a consultation, the doctor will be able to accurately determine the type of drops that will help to quickly carry out effective treatment, will not have a negative effect on the body.