Causes and treatments for smaller toenails

Recently I found that my toenails were getting smaller and smaller, and they were also very thick, and sometimes looked a little swollen. After analysis, I found that it might be onychomycosis. Onychomycosis is very harmful to the human body, and its contagiousness makes people stay away from it. If it is not treated, it will not only affect yourself, but also your family, relatives and friends. So in order to treat the disease, next, let’s take a closer look at why toenails become smaller and how to treat them.

1. Your toenails have become smaller. Based on the description, I think the problem you are talking about is caused by athlete's foot. Athlete's foot is generally caused by fungal infection. You should pay attention to changing shoes and socks frequently and maintain personal hygiene. You can use Zu An Ning, Athlete's Foot Ling or Tinea Diet ointment. Remember to wash your feet before use. This is more likely to relapse, so you need to pay attention to hygiene.

2. If your toenails become smaller, you may be suffering from calcium deficiency and can take calcium supplements. Eat more foods rich in calcium or that can promote calcium absorption. For example: milk (human milk, cow's milk, goat's milk, etc.) is rich in calcium and is fully absorbed; animal liver, egg yolk, fish, meat and beans are rich in vitamin D, which can promote calcium absorption.

3. The toenails become smaller because of onychomycosis, which is a common skin disease on the hands. Now, most onychomycosis can be cured. Commonly used methods include using a small sharp knife to scrape off the brittle diseased nails, or to thin and thicken the diseased nails, and then apply 10% iodine or 30% glacial acetic acid solution. The diseased nails can also be immersed in 10% iodine or a special medicine for tinea pedis. After a few months of treatment, new nails will grow. To treat severe onychomycosis, griseofulvin must be taken orally for several months.

①. General treatment: Avoid scratching skin lesions on other parts of the body with your hands. Keep your fingers and toes clean to prevent infection. Improve your diet and daily life, and pay attention to mental conditioning.

②. Actively treat associated ringworm.

③. Treatment with antifungal (Daktarin) preparations.

④. Surgical treatment: remove the diseased nail and apply topical antifungal preparations.

If you find that your toenails are getting smaller, you need to pay attention to it. The best way is to go to the hospital for examination and treatment. Do not blindly choose drug treatment to avoid aggravating the condition. Especially if you are diagnosed with onychomycosis, you must seek treatment early, because according to current statistics, the incidence of onychomycosis is on the rise. So in order to say goodbye to the disease, I hope that the above introduction can help you solve the problem of smaller toenails.