"I've had fungal nails for a long time now and don't like the look of them"

Fungal nails can start out being minor inconveniences, however as time goes by the infection begins to effect the overall health of the nail, the matrix (area where your nails form and grow from) and even the surrounding nails too. This patient had been battling fungal nails for a long, long time and decided "enough is enough" and called for my help. 

One look and I fully agreed with my patient, it was a textbook case. Discoloured, thick, crumbly and very short due to the nail frequently breaking away.

Together we devised a treatment plan:

• On the day - Nails were cut and burred to remove as much infected nail & debris as possible, using nippers and a nail drill (Top row: Left - Before treatment, Right - After treatment)
• GP referral sent for Terbinafine tablets to attack the infection from the inside
• Curanail 5% lacquer to apply once a week on the infected nails - Usually doesn't work on severe infection (1st and 2nd nails in pictures), however alongside the medication we believed it would help.

After 3 months

• One the day - Same treatment as before to investigate health of the nail. Nails were much stronger and the lines present before had decreased in severity.
• Some healthy nail had begun to grow from the root, showing the medication was doing its job internally.
• Nail was not as thick or crumbly.
• The smaller nails that were also infected have made amazing progress thanks to the Curanail.

Final result (1 year, 2 months)

It took a long time to fully recover, (453 days to be exact) but it was well worth the patience. Thanks to good maintainence and the continued effort of my patient between appointments, the nails have been restored to their former glory! No more hiding them in socks and closed shoes, time to break out the sandels. 

It's never too late to treat fungal nails. If you want some 'summer shoe' confidence back, start your journey now!