Comments on: Is the Laser Treatment for Nail Fungus a Scam?

By: Ralph

Ralph — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:24:46 +0000

Has anyone tried novonail? I heard this is a much different approach…you don’t have to take medications.. I also heard they guarantee cure otherwise money back? Sounds too good

By: Rhea Sutter

Rhea Sutter — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:41:31 +0000

I had tried various treatments for toenail fungus and the only one I haven’t tried is the laser light. I am glad that I read the posted comments, because now I will know the latest info before going ahead. I will ask for the name of the laser before I go to the appointment to see if it is the one that is FDA approved and I will also ask about the follow up treatment to prevent reinfection. Thanks for the warnings about scams.

By: Ralph

Ralph — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:20:19 +0000

Took flucanazole pills for a year straight, cured all 10 nasty infected toes. Side effects are not like Lamisil

By: sandy

sandy — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:48:20 +0000

I have fungus in all 10 toes. One of the main culprits is the nail salon! They use the same nail polish on everyone, spreading the fungus from one client to another. They file your infected nails, then file your clean nails, transferring the fungus to the healthy ones. The pedicure baths are not disinfected well. Who knows if they sterilize the tools and buffers and files in between? Best advice if you ever get rid of the fungus- do your nails yourself or have a family member do them. Dry your toes not only with a towel but with a hair dryer on cool or warm. Wear 100% cotton socks and even cut the ends off to let your nails be exposed to air. Wear nothing but non thong sandals around the house so moisture is not trapped. Don’t go barefoot at the airport TSA line and walk around on the floor that 1000′s of people with plantar warts and athlete’s foot have walked before you. Disposable shoe covers work well for this. If you grind your thick toenails down with an electronic device, wear a surgical mask so you don’t inhale the fungus into your lungs! These are nasty germs, not just unsightly. Do it outside if you can with a fan blowing the dust away from you. Good luck!

By: Yuck Nail

Yuck Nail — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:13:22 +0000

Only have issues on my big toes and one, the right one is much worse than the other one. Not having any resource prior to finding this one, and going to the MD and being told the risks are not worth the reward I have tried a umber fo home remidies. Tea Tree Oil, did not work for me. What I finally did was cut back as much of the dead nail as possible and then used bleach and a tooth brush on the area and vigorously scrubbed the area. I had to do that a couple times to get it all but seems to have worked. Down side is nails took forever to grow back so I used Vapor Rub which seemed to help. Recently went ot the dermo and they did a culture and said no fungus found. But nails are still brittle and I seem to have won the war with one of the toes but am struggling wit hthe other one still. Will try NovoNail and see what they have to say. Have a consultation later this week.

By: Dustin Luther

Dustin Luther — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 20:34:31 +0000

It was quick and simple.I am very happy and recommend it to all of you.Thanks god bless

By: Beverly

Beverly — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:19:02 +0000

The Cutera genesisplus laser is FDA approved for the treatment of onychomycosis (nail fungus). It is the premier laser for nail fungus because it has a patented micro-second technology, 1064nm long-pulsed wavelength with a 605 nm diode aiming beam. The efficacy is over 70%. To date, there is no permanent cure for nail fungus — if you are prone to develop nail fungus, you are at risk to become re-infected even after successful treatment with any modality (topical, oral or laser). The key to success is prophylactic measures after the nail has cleared. A topical such as Formula3 should be used on the new uninfected nail to prevent recurrence. Also, you need to get new shoes or kill the fungus in your old shoes before you wear them again. You can purchase a germicidal ultraviolent light called SteriShoe and treat all of your shoes. In our office, we are not interested in just getting money from our patients. We want the treatment to be successful — but we also want each patient to be fully informed about ongoing risks to become reinfected. And they need to know that they will not see results for up to 3 months because it takes that long for nails to grow. You can take Biotin to increase nail growth — but a more cost effective approach would be to have your laser treatment in the winter months so that by spring and summer your nails will have had time to grow and hopefully be fungus free. And because not all disfigured nails are due to fungal infections, prior to laser or lamisil therapy, we run a KOH fungus culture to make certain that fungus is present. If a nail is dystrophic but not infected with fungus, we would not waste our time or the patient’s money with treatments that will be ineffective. After all, bad news always travels faster and further than good news. If you are considering laser treatment, find a provider who can run the necessary lab tests to verify that your nail condition is in fact due to fungal infection. If they don’t talk to you about taking precautions to prevent recurrence — more than likely all they care about is making money. Our physicians are in the business of helping people. Before we employee a treatment modality, we have to have a high level of confidence that the treatment will be effective. Of course, in medicine, there are always exceptions and cases that stump all the experts. But there is prudent protocol to be employed with any procedure and treating fungus nails with a laser is no exception. The treatments are expensive because the machine costs over $66,000. Before you spend your money, choose the right provider and make certain they verify that you in fact have nail fungus. And spend some money afterwards on things that will help you prevent reinfection!

By: Erica

Erica — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 04:57:03 +0000

I’ve had toe nail fungus for over 14 yrs. 6 years ago I took lamisil for just 1 month because I had to take another medicine which would interfere with it. It cleared up all my toes except my big toe. It was mostly cleared but since I stopped the medication it came back!;(
I’m wondering if I can take the medicine again( I had no side effects).
I also have a 13 mth old son who I suspect may have caught the damn infection!!!!!.. His 2 big toes look a bit yelliwish…Im so upset! Wonder how they treat it on children. I’m taking him to the DR next week…

By: Scott Hamlin

Scott Hamlin — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 03:01:45 +0000

Ive suffered horrible infections of all ten nails. I saw an ad for Novonail here
in VA where I live. I had the treatment done and so far 9 months later my nails are fungus free
They offer a money back satisfaction guarantee and claimed they only had one person who was not happy. If u live in VA it’s worth the trip. I paid a little under 2000

By: Al

Al — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:53:55 +0000

sorry for the typo’s, what are the name of the lasers out there and is one better than the other?