1, how should paronychia be treated?
1. Early paronychia
When paronychia has not yet developed pus in the early stage, fish fat ointment can be applied around the affected area to reduce inflammation and swelling, and cephalosporin or amoxicillin can be combined. In addition, attention should be paid to cleaning and daily care, and the affected area can be scrubbed with iodophor to prevent infection. If the affected area is red and swollen, you can use 10% phellodendron bark liquid to wet compress the swelling.
2. Purulent paronychia
Inflammation is serious, and when suppuration has occurred, pus needs to be completely removed. If it is empyema, it is necessary to cut open and drain pus, and continue to take antibacterial drugs to cure inflammation. If it is ingrown nails, you can choose onychomycosis cream in the early stage, which can relieve pain, soften nails and correct their growth trend.
3. Late stage of paronychia
If the incision and drainage can't be improved, you need to go to the hospital to get the nail. It is generally recommended to remove the whole nail. When removing the edge of the deck, the corresponding nail matrix and nail bed must be removed, and the nail matrix should be removed to the phalanx to prevent the newly grown nails from being out of alignment again; If accompanied by hyperparathyroid skin, the hyperparathyroid skin should be spindle-shaped removed at the same time.
In daily life, nails should not be cut too short, and nails on both sides of nail groove should not be pointed. The choice of shoes must fit your feet, wear less pointed high heels, pay attention to the breathability of shoes and socks, and prevent bacterial infection.
2. What are the hazards of paronychia?
1, harmful to health: repeated inflammation of toenails can easily lead to abscess under the nail bed. If left untreated for a long time, it will turn into chronic paronychia, leading to nail bed destruction and even osteomyelitis.
2. Finger (toe) nail falls off: nails will be severely deformed, leading to nail bed damage and nail necrosis. Finally, the nail falls off, which easily leads to various fungal infections, forming serious skin diseases such as tinea manuum, tinea corporis, tinea cruris and erysipelas.
3, cause other diseases: long-term untreated nails will also lead to decreased immunity, finger (toe) nails lose the role of protective barrier, prone to fungal diseases, most of which are onychomycosis.
4, affecting personal image: paronychia, ingrown toenails generally do not heal themselves without treatment, because patients with pain are always limping, affecting the overall image, especially women who love beauty, dare not wear sandals in summer.