Toenail fungus and pedicures can go hand in hand. When pedicure is left on your toenails for a long time, you may develop white spotting on your nails. It is called keratin granulation – It appears when the upper layer of the toenail (made of keratin) is removed along with the nail polish when you take it off.

Pedicure Break?

When you get a keratin granulation, the best thing to do is to take a “pedicure break” before the symptom gets worse. Usually, you should keep yourself from putting on a pedicure for at least three weeks, depending on how bad your condition is. If you keep wearing pedicures despite the condition, you may experience excessive dryness, discoloration, or ridging on your toenail.

Taking pedicure breaks has other bright sides as well. When you apply nail polish to toenails, you have to remove it. And when you remove the nail polish, you usually use nail polish remover instead of using just water and soap. The overuse of a nail polish remover, which often contains acetone, can damage your nails by causing them to crack, dry, and peel.

Unhealthy Nails

These unhealthy toenails could be more susceptible to the outside environment, where there are thousands of fungi and bacteria. In order to keep our toenails healthy, pay good attention to your toenails. In order to do that, don’t leave the pedicure for a long time and consider taking a pedicure break once in a while.

Laser Treatment for Toenail Fungus

As you can see, tips for healthy feet without toenail fungus can be easy to find. If you have caught nail fungus, it can be easily treated using the FDA-approved PinPointe laser. It 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.

At Laser Nail Therapy, our nail doctors in Beverly Hill, CA, and the greater Los Angeles area recommend 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 toenail fungus, call us at (800) 672-0625 our Beverly Hills, CA location. Visit our website for more information on our doctors at one of our over 150 locations.

Laser Treatment for nail fungus