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Imagine trying to pour motor oil into your car’s engine through the hood. That is precisely the problem with traditional nail disorder treatments.<\/p>\nImagine trying to pour motor oil into your car’s engine through the hood. That is precisely the problem with traditional nail disorder treatments.<\/p>\n
Layers of bacteria, fungus, or yeasts and the nail itself form such a thick wall that oils and creams (whether pharmaceutical or natural) cannot pass through to treat the problem.<\/p>\n
Finally, now a new study reveals how to break through the \u2018hood\u2019 and heal nail fungus permanently.<\/p>\n
The journal Lasers in Medical Science<\/em> has just published a study that shows that a treatment called laser-assisted drug delivery (LADD) could be a good solution.<\/p>\n LADD is a new approach that is gaining ground. The theory holds that lasers can help medications (or natural oils) penetrate deeper for better results.<\/p>\n This motivated the authors of the new study to do a review of the existing scientific literature to see whether it really worked.<\/p>\n They did some heavy lifting, sifting through 858 studies to find 15 studies on LADD that met their criteria. They looked at how lasers, specifically fractional ablative CO2 and Er:YAG lasers, are being used to treat nail fungus by delivering antifungal medications directly to the nail bed. <\/p>\n The results?<\/p>\n Most of the available studies show that lasers give medications a much-needed boost, making them more effective than when they’re used alone.<\/p>\n This worked both in people with nail fungus and for those dealing with nail psoriasis.<\/p>\n How does it work?<\/p>\n LADD uses lasers to create tiny channels in the nail, opening a pathway for topical medications to reach deeper layers where they can fight the problem.<\/p>\n The studies these scientists surveyed used lasers together with artificial antifungal medications, but there is no reason why it wouldn’t work for honey or any of a variety of antifungal essential plant oils like peppermint, tea tree, clove, thyme, Eucalyptus, cinnamon, oregano, cumin, Citronella, and lemongrass.<\/p>\n While LADD shows promise, it’s not without drawbacks. More research is needed to fully understand its long-term safety and effectiveness. Additionally, it’s not yet widely available and may not be covered by insurance.<\/p>\n