Fungal nail infection (or onychomycosis) is one of the most common conditions to affect the nails, accounting for around 50% of all reported nail diseases. It occurs when the nail structure (toenails or fingernails) becomes infected by a fungus.
Fungal nail infections usually look unpleasant: the nail becomes thickened, discoloured (yellow, brown or white; patches, streaks or islands), flaky, brittle and uncomfortable.
Most fungal nail infections initially begin as mild infections affecting a small portion of the nail. The condition will not improve without treatment. If left untreated, the infection can spread to involve a larger portion of the nail, leading to a completely damaged nail or even the nail becoming detached.
For the sufferer such infections can be distressing, with concerns about the infection spreading and the embarrassing appearance of the nail.
Fungal nail can be a real problem. It can be uncomfortable, painful and make you feel embarrassed about your feet. It occurs when the nails become infected by a fungus and can involve any part of the nail unit.
The discolouration is due to the fungus digesting the nail plate. The digested nail builds-up over time, causing the nail plate to lift from the nail bed, resulting in a loss of the natural pink colour and a build-up of yellow, brown or white areas.
Fungal nail infection occurs when the nail structure (toenails or fingernails) becomes infected by a fungus. Nails are well protected from their environment by the cuticle together with the nails folds and hyponychium which help seal and protect the nail from invasion of foreign bodies (including bacterial or fungal infections). Slight damage to the nail’s protective structures, by trauma or disease, creates an entry portal for these bodies to invade. The infection may involve any part of the nail structure including the nail plate, nail bed or nail matrix.
The types of fungi that cause fungal nail infections can be found in many environments especially . moist, warm environments such as swimming pools, gyms and communal changing areas. However, it is also found at home on socks, shoes, towels, carpets and soft furniture.
Fungal nail infections usually look unpleasant because the nail becomes thickened, discoloured (yellow, brown or white; patches, streaks or islands), flaky, brittle and uncomfortable.
Most fungal nail infections initially begin as mild infections affecting a small portion of the nail. However if left untreated, the infection could eventually spread to involve a larger portion of the nail, leading to a completely damaged nail or even the nail becoming detached.
Fungal Nail can be a distressing and embarrassing condition and without treatment fungal nail will not improve and could eventually spread to involve a larger portion of the nail, which is why Scholl has developed Scholl Fungal Nail Treatment.Scholl Fungal Nail Treatment is a uniquely designed system for the treatment of mild fungal nail.The treatment phase lasts 4 weeks after which the level of discolouration on the nail is reduced.The protection phase lasts until the nail grows out and helps to prevent the spread of fungus and protects against recurrence. It’s discrete, easy to use and has been specially formulated to penetrate into the nail and kill nail fungus at its source. So don’t be embarrassed to bare your toes – choose Scholl Fungal Nail Treatment.
