Does warm weather cause nail fungus? As the weather warms up and summer rolls around, you may notice that many people, yourself included, are becoming more prone to nail fungal infections. What does this mean? Does warm weather cause nail fungus?

How to avoid nail fungus when the weather is warmer

While warm weather directly does not cause nail fungus, certain summertime activities make people more prone to nail fungus. For example, in hot weather people tend to visit public pools. While there, they change and take showers in the locker rooms. Both of these areas are wet environments where hundreds of people are walking about, many of whom may have nail fungus and can deposit their fungal spores there. If you happen to walk there barefoot, you can catch nail fungus. 

Many people also opt to wear open-toed shoes during the summer, and because of these, they want to get their nails done at nail salons. Oftentimes in nail salons, tools are reused for all of the clients in an entire day, and this can cause nail fungus to spread amongst the clients. 

Your feet may also sweat more than usual during the summer, and because of the moistness in your shoes, the fungus can grow more easily. This is also a possible reason for developing nail fungus in warm weather. If you catch nail fungus this summer, do not wait to let it get out of control before treating it.

Laser Treatment for Nail Fungus

If you have caught nail fungus, it can be easily treated using the FDA-approved PinPointe laser, which typically only takes on 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 Miami, FL 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, it is not painful.

If you have any signs of nail fungus, call us at (800) 672-0625 or visit our website for more information on our doctors at one of our over 150 locations.