Aftercare for toenail fungus treatment is important. Laser Treatment for Toenail Fungus with the PinPointe Foot Laser is one of the most effective ways to cure toenail fungus. It has a success rate of 85%. Unlike other lasers that require 4 or more treatments, the PinPointe laser typically requires 1 treatment. What the laser does is kill the fungus that is present at the time of your treatment. After your treatment, you can resume your normal day-to-day activities. However, it is important to follow post-treatment care. These are things that you need to do in order to prevent reinfection.
Pre-treatment instructions
The first thing you need to do actually comes before getting the treatment done. Our doctors in New York City recommend that patients bring a clean pair of socks. This is if patients are going to be wearing closed-toed shoes. Wearing a new pair of socks will make sure you are not introducing your toes to the fungus present in your old socks immediately after getting them treated. Since there is no downtime after the treatment and you will be immediately back on your feet, there are no concerns about wearing shoes or socks.
Preventative Measures
Since the fungus can be found in the environment, you need to be careful and follow these preventative measures:
- If you would like to wear nail polish, we recommend using anti-fungal nail polish.
- Buy new nail clippers. Your old nail clippers may have been infected with the fungus since you’ve been using them while your nails were infected.
- When going to a salon, make sure their instruments are clean or bring your own tools.
- Keep your toenails clean and trimmed.
- In public places such as hotels, swimming pools, or the gym, make sure to wear flip-flops or any type of footwear to protect your feet and toenails
Post-treatment care products are also important. Once infected with the fungus, you would be more susceptible to getting it again.
Prevention of Toenail Fungus
Nail lacquers serve as a barrier that will help keep nail fungus from reinfecting the toenails. Just like the application of nail polish, nail lacquers will seal the openings around the toenails, keeping the nail fungus from returning. Applying nail lacquers regularly will go a long way towards helping you stay fungus-free in the future.
There are many other helpful products as well, including antifungal creams and sprays. Both of these products are designed to fight off infections such as toenail fungus. If you leave the office wearing the same socks that you walked in with, you may be reinfected already. Sprays can at least help disinfect your shoes. The more post-care products you use, the better. They will help keep your nail fungus-free forever.
Post-Treatment care
These post-treatment care products will protect your nails from fungus in the environment and help maintain the results of your treatment.
- Anti-fungal Shoe Spray – We recommend using this daily. Fungus thrives in a dark, moist environment, such as your shoe. Spraying anti-fungal shoe spray can get rid of the fungus present in your shoes.
- Anti-fungal cream, such as Clotrimazole – This is applied to the skin around your nails, between your toes, and the bottom and sides of the feet. This will prevent any fungal infection on the skin (like the athlete’s foot). This is important because the fungus on the skin may travel to the nails and make it more difficult to get rid of.
- Anti-fungal Solution – This is applied to the nails daily, acting as a shield. This solution would protect your nail from reinfection.
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Laser Treatment for Toenail Fungus
As you can see, tips for healthy feet without nail fungus can be easy to find. If you have caught nail fungus, it can be easily treated using the FDA-approved PinPointe laser, which typically only takes one treatment. Other treatments, like topical solutions and oral medication, are not as effective. Topical solutions have a very low cure rate. This is because the solution does not penetrate all the way through the nail bed. This is because it can lead to liver toxicity. You would need to have consistent blood tests throughout the course of taking the medication.
Our nail doctor in San Francisco, CA, recommends this treatment for toenail fungus. The PinPointe Laser treatment has the highest cure rate in the market. It has no side effects and no recovery period. As a result, you can go about your daily activities right after the treatment. Also, there’s no pain.
If you have any signs of nail fungus, call us at (800) 672-0625at our San Francisco, CA location, or visit our website for more information on our doctors at one of our over 150 locations.
