Under the nails – at least garden cabbage. onycholysis
Under the nails – at least garden cabbage. onycholysis
Hands are our calling card. Of course, first of all, we pay attention to the face of the interlocutor, but if he has untidy nails, it will be difficult to hide immediately… Nails should be clean, neatly trimmed, without burrs and healthy. The nail plate is a mirror of pathological processes occurring in the body. If its appearance changes, it cannot be ignored.
Healthy nails are pink in color, without grooves, do not crumble and do not peel. If they are dry, hard to the touch, and break easily, this indicates dehydration of the body. Maybe you don’t drink enough liquid? Or do you clean without gloves (detergents dry out the nail plate)? It can also indicate a lack of iron or a poorly functioning thyroid gland.
If the nails are soft, easily curved, this may also indicate a deficiency of B vitamins and fatty acids. Review your diet.
At an older age, vertical lines appear on the nail plate that protrude above its surface. It is not normal for such lines to appear at the age of 25-30. As a rule, due to improper care. None of us will “wash” our face in the rust remover, but we allow the opportunity to use it, “forgetting” about the rubber gloves.
You cannot ignore horizontal bulges (when the nail seems to be cut in half). This can be a signal of serious diseases, in particular kidney pathologies.
How long ago did you take a urine test?
Have your nails turned yellow? You probably use varnish too often and do not apply a base to the nail plate that should protect it from the aggressive action of the “cocktail” of polymers, solvents, plasticizers and artificial pigments. Soak your nails in lemon juice – this should help. If there is no effect, you should consult a doctor, because the yellow color is one of the symptoms of fungus. Do not delay if the nail plate thickens, it begins to crumble and break.
Black lines scattered randomly on the nail plate (“broken mirror” effect) are broken capillaries. You probably hit something and didn’t even notice it. The problem can be solved in one way – to wait for the nail plate to grow back (it will take from six to 12 months).
If the crescent has disappeared at the base of the nail _ take a blood test for hemoglobin. You may be anemic.
If you still have a onycholysis..
“Out of a hundred patients who have been ill with onychomycosis for less than 5 years and are treated only with external means (ointments, creams, varnishes, use a laser), 90-96 recover. And of those who have been sick for 17 years – only every second. That’s why it’s important to identify the problem as soon as possible and start treatment, – explains doctor – dermatologist, cosmetologist of the highest category Zhanna Prykhodko. – If a person suffers from hepatitis, other diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, then it is undesirable for him to take antifungal drugs. Even healthy people must take them in parallel with hepatoprotectors, because these drugs have a toxic effect on the liver. The advantage of tablets is that they shorten the time of therapy. If you treat your nails with iodine, Berezhnov’s liquid, you have to be prepared that the treatment will take a long time.”
“The key to successful treatment is the elimination of fungal spores,” says the doctor. – If the spores remain, the new nail will grow out of the already affected one. Mycelium (mushroom) – the vegetative body of fungi – is covered with a keratin membrane and is located at a depth of 7 mm. In addition, the specificity of onychomycosis is such that the nail thickens all the time. Therefore, ointments cannot reach the mycelium, destroy its shell and the mycelium it self.”
onycholysis is not only a cosmetic defect. Such a person becomes a source of infection for others. The fungus, actively multiplying, reduces general immunity. People who have damaged nail plates, calluses on the skin, wounds, abrasions are in the risk group. All this is an entrance gate for infection. If the immunity is weakened, the causative agent is disseminated. Most often, diabetics suffer from nail onycholysis .
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