Nail Disorders and Treatments:

What are the common nail disorders?

Brittle nail, simple chronic paronychia and onycholysis signify three of the most common nail disorders. Weak nails are portrayed by expanded delicacy of the nail plate because of harm to the nail lattice or changes to nail plate attachment, brought about by inside or outside factors.

Diagnosis and treatment of nail problems

Any unusual changes to your nails should be medically investigated. See your doctor for treatment or possible referral to a skincare specialist. If the reason for your nail issue isn't immediately obvious, your primary care physician might take nail clippings and scrapings from underneath the nail for lab investigation. Fingernail infections generally respond faster to treatment than toenail infections.

Depending on the cause, treatment may include:

  • Antibiotics for bacterial infections
  • Antifungal preparations, mainly oral tablets, for fungal infections in the nails
  • Treatment for any contributing skin disease
  • Advice on appropriate nail care.

Skin Picking Disorder:

Many people pick at their skin once in a while, nut sometimes it crosses the line into situation called skin picking disorder. After some type of rash, skin, infection or small injury, you may pick at the scab which cases more injury to the skin and continue the wound from healing. More itching leads to more picking and more scabbing and the cycle keep going on. During a period of stress you may enigmatically pick at a scab or the skin around your nails and observe that the drawn-out activity assists with easing pressure. Then it becomes a habit.

Skin picking disorder is treated with therapy and medications.

  • Habit reversal training: The therapist helps you discover the situations, stresses and other factors that trigger the skin picking. Then your doctor will help you find other things to do as replacement of skin picking, such as squeezing a rubber ball. This will help to reduce the stress and engage your hands.
  • Stimulus control: This treatment includes making changes to your environment to help curb skin picking. For example, you might try wearing gloves or band aids to stop feeling the skin and getting the urge to pick. Or you might cover mirrors if seeing facial blemishes or pimples fetches on picking behavior.