Mycosis is an unpleasant and quite dangerous disease. It is very contagious, quickly passes to surrounding healthy tissues and affects even the horny surfaces. In search of answers, how to cure the fungus on the legs, it is important to correctly diagnose the type of mycosis, the area of its localization, the degree of the disease and its spread to the nails.
How fast can a foot foot fungus be cured?
In this case the determining stage is the stage of the disease. If mycosis only begins and affects a small part of the foot, you can do with local preparations in the form of ointments (for dry skin) and creams, gels, alcohol solutions (for oily skin).
A very effective drug is Lamisil. It is available in various forms, including spray, which is very convenient for application. In addition, doctors recommend:
- Dermazol;
- Nizoral;
- Terbisyl;
- Kandibene;
- Clotrimazole;
- Exoderyl;
- Mifungar;
- Pimafucin;
- Miconazole.
As a rule, the general rate is from 1 to 2 months, sometimes less.
The above drugs solve the problem of how to cure the fungus on the skin of the toes and between them, but often the mycosis affects the heels, on which the skin is heavily pinched and thick. In a similar situation, local remedies are difficult to penetrate to the centers of inflammation and proliferation of spores, therefore additional measures are required:
- Dispersion of feet in hot water with an antiseptic solution.
- Treatment of the skin with Carboderm cream or Fungoterbine Neo.
- Removal of coarse epidermis and dead cells using pumice or special brushes.
It is important to note that hygienic devices for removing the top layer of the skin should be disposable in order to avoid repeated infection with mycosis.
After this, it will be possible to quickly cure the foot fungus, including the surface of the fingers and heels, with the help of these local ointments.
Severe stages of the disease involve systemic therapy by means of tablets:
- Fluconazole;
- Fucis;
- Clotrimazole;
- Lamisyl ;
- Flucostat;
- Orungal.
Preparations for oral administration have high bioavailability, produce a quick and lasting effect, and in combination with the use of local medicines, it is possible to significantly reduce the course of therapy. However, they have one serious drawback - toxicity, which prevents the normal functioning of the digestive system, especially the intestines, kidneys and liver.
How to cure a fungus on the nails of the feet?
Getting rid of onychomycosis is not so difficult and with the right approach, systemic therapy is not required.
Today, special kits for the treatment of nail fungus, for example, Kanespor, are sold in pharmacies. It includes a means for softening the upper part of the affected nails with a high concentration of urea, patches, a scraper (to remove the dead layer of the stratum corneum) and a medicinal preparation based on bifonazole.
As additional drugs, you can use lacquers that can cure onychomycosis without much effort - Batrafen, Loceril. It is important to note that this medication
What can be cured foot fungus from folk recipes?
Among the non-traditional methods, the following methods of therapy are effective:
- Lubricating the foot with a mixture of butter and freshly squeezed garlic juice (proportions 2 to 1).
- Immersion of feet in warm baths with real sea salt (every day, 5-7 minutes).
- Apply 6% apple cider vinegar to the affected skin, preferably home-made.