Comments on: Laser Treatment for Nail Fungus – A Guide

By: Dr. Dave

Dr. Dave — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 06:30:52 +0000

Very interesting site I have found here. Great comments from many people. I do have to correct one statement that the FDA has not APPROVED any laser for the treatment of nail fungus…only CLEARANCE of the lasers. There is a big difference and if the FDA stated that any lasers are Approved for toenail fungus, then that person is 100% wrong. They are only cleared for the temporary clearance of the nail. There is no “cure” for nail fungus as the culprit is an invironmental beast and you can be re-infected at any time in the future. With that said, I do treat nail fungus with the Cooltouch laser and am very upfront with my patients that the laser is very effective with mild or slight moderate infections and not very effective on those really thick, horrible nails. Lamisil is even a challenge for that type of nail. Removing the nail and treating with the laser can be very effective in those cases. Hopefully some day there will be a very easy way to eradicate this incredibly annoying beast of a bug.

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By: admin

admin — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 03:48:52 +0000

Hi Gary and K.T.

When we wrote this the article the laser treatment for nail fungus was still unproven with very little clinical data to support the claims.

Since then a lot has changed therefore Dr. Kaplan and I went ahead and re-wrote our laser treatment guide to reflect the new data points and trial results on the this treatment up to 2012.

Thank you for your valuable feedback and we encourage everyone to to leave their comments/questions or helpful tips!

By: Gary Heard

Gary Heard — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 06:01:34 +0000

This page states that “While the FDA has not approved any laser systems specifically for the treatment of nail fungus or onychomycosis”.

I contacted the FDA and they proved to me that laser treatment has been approved for nail fungus treatments.

PLEASE UPDATE THIS PAGE ……

please

By: Danilo

Danilo — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 20:14:12 +0000

No one has talked about diet. Too much animal protein, junk food, and the major culprit…SUGAR. After all sugar is the original gateway drug. My grandfather had it…lived to be 105! I’ve tried it all and probably won’t bother with lazer hocus pocus. My advice, live with it and move on…

By: k terny

k terny — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 02:52:54 +0000

After reading this thread from the first post (Feb. 7, 2010) to the May 2011 submissions I am curious why anyone would take this seriously. If you don’t have access to anything better at least employ your resources such as google scholar to gain understanding through peer reviewed literature. After scrolling through these remarks I have to assume that the sole determinate for onychomycosis is mental retardation. For instance Lee (May 2010) the licensed laser technician who cannot spell for shit. But hands down, the unequivocable best is the guy who thinks the fungus on his scrotum is being caused by his toenails as he pulls his “underware” over them… Is anyone out there sane and with me on any of this?

By: Susan Vallejo

Susan Vallejo — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 06:42:10 +0000

Has anyone had success with Zetaclear on toenail fungus?
I see it is advertised on this same page.

By: Susan Vallejo

Susan Vallejo — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 06:38:49 +0000

Please let me know if anyone has actually had the fungus cured from their toenail (s) with the Laser treatments and how many treatments did it take over how many months…..will insurance pay for any of this laser trtmt?
Why is toenail fungus so hard to cure if indeed it is curable ?

By: Nancy P.

Nancy P. — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 23:43:55 +0000

It is interesting to read here all the comments. The PinPointe laser treatment I had was advertised to “vaporize the fungus”. This really makes one think that the fungus will be gone. Then I read that it is used to move the fungus to the side essentially;–that is not vaporizing anything!

By: susan vallejo

susan vallejo — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 20:16:02 +0000

Its 2012 …..In 1982 I had my toenail removed due to the fungus having infected the toe next to my big toe.
The dr said it would never grow back & the fungus would die. The toe nail did grow back about 5 yrs later & came in terribly crooked so it caught on my nylon stockings & sox always. The fungus returned on the SAME toe & I have fought that fungus with fungi cure liquid & gone to podiatrists who just want to give me Lamisil which gives me constant diareaha & stomach ache for months that I took it. I had to quit taking it & got scared when I read how it can affect my liver. Now the toe fungus has spread to my other foot on 1 toe nail. I think the fungus stays in a persons body & will never leave unless I cut off my foot !!

By: Janice Scavella

Janice Scavella — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 22:17:56 +0000

I have an appointment next week at a podiatrists office in Hoffman Estates IL for treatment using the Q-Clear laser system. I was so excited to try this until today when I decided to do more research and read all of these blogs. And sure enough, the “fine print” doesn’t say it cures the problem, but that it has received FDA approval specifically for the clearance of nails infected by onychomycosis. WTF does that mean? Also that “statistical analysis of results indicated significant apparent clearing in 97% of the subjects treated with an average clearance of affected areas of 56+-7% at 98% level of confidence.” The company is called Light Age Inc and they make lasers for many uses. I called the company and they gave me the phone # of a man with a mobile unit that goes from clinic to clinic treating patients with the laser when they can get 6 – 7 people scheduled on the same day. I was quoted a price of $600 for the treatment, but wasn’t told how many treatments I might need. Think I’ll call back on Monday and get more info. I’d like to tell them I’ll pay them the $600 when it works, like someone else suggested.