Nail fungus laser treatment in BKK?

[ByblosYuNaiSoi]

Hello and Happy New Year,

A friend is coming here from USA, and wants to get laser treatment for stubborn nail fungus. Does anybody know who might do this in Bangkok? If not, can you give me an idea of how to research? Online searches have yielded basically nothing on this specific topic, except a list of comprehensive hospitals. A simple clinic would do the trick, if they do the procedure. He will be staying in Sathorn, so proximity would be nice.

Thanks in advance,

PSM

[Sceptict11]

Look here for info

http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/nail-fungus/basics/treatment/con-20019319

[Sheryl]

I have not heard of this being done anywhere in Thailand.

[GaryB1263]

Does anyone know how to treat toenail fungus and foot fungus in LOS?

[Lancashirelad]

On 04/01/2014 at 3:40 PM, Sheryl said:

I have not heard of this being done anywhere in Thailand.

Getting on for 4 years later, is this still the case Sheryl?

[Sheryl]

Yes AFAIK

 

There are very, very few podiatrists in Thailand (remember that feet are considered disgusting/taboo here!)  - I know of only one in Bangkok and he does not do laser

[balo]

Does anyone know what works best for nail fungus ? Someone suggested Sporanox  200mg but I read online it has a lot of side effects. 

 

[tolsti]

Try pure Tea Tree oil.

[Sheryl]

1 hour ago, balo said:

Does anyone know what works best for nail fungus ? Someone suggested Sporanox  200mg but I read online it has a lot of side effects. 

 

It does and would have to be taken for quite a long time (months). So medical supervision is important.

 

teh laternative is topical tretament, it can work if done right but takes many months.

 

Loprox solution or Loceryl. Loceryl can only be gotten from hospitals for some reason, Loprox is OTC.

 

Topical treatment works better if the nail is first thinned which a podiatrist can do (they sort of file it down, painless).

 

Whatever you do, the following measures are important:

 

1 - Do not wear closed toe shoes or socks. Fungus thrives in dark moist environment., Wear som type of open toed sandal.

 

After each shower, and also if you can in between showers, soak the nails in vinegar (plain white vinegar is OK) and pat dry leaving some on the skin and nails. Acidic environments help control fungus.

 

Topical medication plus the above 2 measures will work in most cases but it will take many, many months.

 

 

 

 

Usual treatment is to apply a topical antifungal

[jumbo]

My cousin had nail fungus issues and he used mouthwash/lysterene and vicks balm for a few months as advised by the internet

His situation improved with like 80-90%...

 

[balo]

Can you buy Vicks balm in Thailand ?  

 

Anyway I will start with the vinegar treatment as Sheryl mentioned.

The reason I ended up with fungus is probably becase of my weekly exercise when I use shoes and socks. I also hit my toe a year ago so maybe the nail was infected and now a year after I got this problem.

 

Edited February 27, 2018 by balo

[Sheryl]

Tiger balm and Viucks balm are pretty similar  and you can get Tiger balm everywhere here. Including all 7-11 s.