Methods of treatment of foot nails
The foot nail is a tissue or fleshy prominence that grows between the sides of the toes, the tops of the feet, the soles of the foot, or other parts of the body, consisting of dead skin cells and accumulated on the surface of the skin, arising as a result of the skin’s attempt to protect itself from friction And excessive pressure, and appear in the form of superficial blisters, similar to deep repression in the skin, and cause severe pain in the case of pressure, and the nail is a skin disease that is not transmitted by infection.
Causes of foot nail
- Running or walking excessively.
- Wear tight shoes is not appropriate.
- Wear high heels.
- Do not wear socks with shoes, or wear tight socks.
- The presence of foot deformities, such as the emergence of certain bones, thus increasing friction when wearing shoes.
- There is a defect in the posture or gait, causing pressure on a particular place of the foot.
- Certain diseases, such as diabetes, stress, and thyroid disease.
Treatment of foot screws
Medical treatments
Medical treatment is necessary for diabetics, or any disease affecting circulatory system:
- Pruning or peeling: Where the doctor exfoliates the foot nail, using a sterile medical scalpel.
- Salselic acid: Where the doctor placed patches containing 40% of the salicylic acid, on the foot nail, and then remove dead skin cells using a sterile cooler.
- Antibiotics: Used in this case as an ointment.
- surgeries: It is performed to modify the deformities of the prominent bone.
Natural Roads
Foot nails can be treated using natural methods such as:
- Pumice stone: Removes dead skin cells, relieves skin stiffness, uses soaked feet in hot water for about ten minutes, until softens the skin, then massage the foot nail, and adjacent areas with stone, for five minutes, and then dry the feet, and wipe the foot nail with oil Castor using medical cotton.
- White vinegar: It is used to mix half a bottle of white vinegar with three cups of water, put the mixture in a clean bottle, apply it to the foot nail using medical cotton, wrap it with adhesive tape, and leave it until morning. Then peeling the skin using pumice stone, the mixture is used once a day.
- Baking soda: It is quick to heal. It has antifungal properties. It is used by placing three tablespoons of baking soda in a basin of warm water, soaking the feet in the solution for a quarter of an hour, and then massage the foot nail with a pumice stone.
- Lemon: By applying lemon juice on the foot nail, leaving it to dry, lemon juice is used at an average of three times a day.
- Garlic: It is used by massage the foot nail with garlic, leave it to dry, or cover it with a bandage and leave it overnight, and then wash it with warm water.
- Turmeric: It relieves pain and accelerates the healing process. It is used by mixing a tablespoon of turmeric with a small amount of honey to get a paste, and then apply the dough over the foot nail, leaving it to dry, before rinsing with warm water.
