Treatment of onycholysis

Nails seem to be a relatively hard part, but the fingers are connected to the heart, so if there are certain problems with the nails, it will have a great impact on the human body and may even cause unbearable pain to the patient. Onycholysis is a relatively common disease and also a relatively serious disease, which requires patients to take certain measures in time to recover. So, how to treat onycholysis? The relevant introduction will be given below.

1. What are the symptoms of onycholysis?

Onycholysis, along with spoon-shaped nails, longitudinal nail fissures, transverse nail fissures and brittle nails, is a type of nail malnutrition. Its clinical symptoms are: the nail plate at the free end of the nail gradually separates from the nail bed toward the nail root, generally not exceeding the front half of the nail plate. A cavity is formed under the peeled part of the nail, which is very likely to accumulate dirt and form a source of infection, which may induce diseases such as paronychia. When the peeling begins, the hardness of the nail plate increases, but the surface is still smooth. As air and pollutants enter the gap, the nail plate may turn yellow and lose its luster. This disease can affect one or several nails, but rarely affects all nails.

2. What is the cause of onycholysis?

Onycholysis can be caused by a variety of reasons. It is rarely a congenital hereditary disease, but is mostly caused or accompanied by acquired trauma or disease. Diseases that cause onycholysis are often seen in internal medicine, such as peripheral neuropathy, hypoproteinemia, vitamin deficiency, hyperhidrosis, yellow nail syndrome, and porphyria cutanea tarda. Skin diseases such as syphilis, psoriasis, eczema, dermatitis, lichen planus, scleroderma, fungal infection, Raynaud's disease, alopecia areata, etc. may be accompanied by this disease. Trauma includes mild injuries and occupational long-term contact injuries (such as manual laundry, bathroom work, cooking work, papermaking and leather work, long-term contact with soap, water or other irritating chemicals).

3. How to treat onycholysis?

Symptomatic treatment also starts with treating the relevant pathogenic factors, cutting off the peeling part of the empty nail, and applying some disinfectants and anti-fungal drugs to the affected area every day to prevent infection.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that onycholysis is mostly caused by liver qi imbalance and blood deficiency. According to the theory that "the liver governs the tendons, and its beauty is in the nails", the treatment should be to soothe the liver and regulate qi, and nourish the nails. You can choose to use modified Jiawei Xiaoyao Pills.