TORONTO PODIATRIST DISCUSSES TOENAIL FUNGUS IN THE TORONTO STAR

TORONTO PODIATRIST, MR. CHELIN IN AN ARTICLE IN THE TORONTO STAR ON 25/06/2013 STATES, "TOENAIL FUNGUS, TECHNICALLY CALLED ONYCHOMYCOSIS, MAKES NAILS BECOME THICKER AND TURN YELLOW AND CAN MAKE THEM BRITTLE TOO.  IN SOME CASES THE FUNGUS GETS EASY ACCESS AFTER THE NAIL IS INJURED AND THAT BOTH MEN AND WOMEN SHOULD AVOID USING THE SAME NAIL CUTTING INSTRUMENTS.  'WOULD YOU SHARE YOUR TOOTHBRUSH WITH YOUR WIFE?  PROBABLY NOT...SO DON'T SHARE YOUR CLIPPERS.  (I FIND THAT LAST STATEMENT COMICAL AS WHY WOULDN'T YOU SHARE YOUR TOOTHBRUSH WITH YOUR WIFE AS YOU KISS AND SHARE AN INTIMATE RELATIONSHIP WITH HER OR HIM).  MAKE SURE YOU ARE AWARE OF THE HYGIENE PRACTISES OF THE PEDICURIST AND THAT THEY USE CLEAN EQUIPMENT."

PODIATRIST, MR. CHELIN STATES, "DON'T GO BAREFOOT IN PUBLIC PLACES.  FUNGI LIVE EVERYWHERE -- ESPECIALLY IN PLACES LIKE PUBLIC POOLS, FITNESS CLUBS OR HOTEL ROOMS.  WEAR LIGHT SANDALS OR THONGS TO PROTECT YOUR FEET."

CHELIN GOES ON TO SAY THAT SOAKING YOUR FEET IN VINEGAR 3 TIMES A WEEK CAN CLEAR SOME INFECTIONS.  YOU CAN ALSO USE TOPICAL CREAMS, ORAL MEDICATIONS OR REMOVE THE NAIL.

OUR FOOT CLINIC DOES NOT AND WILL NOT PRESCRIBE ORAL MEDICATIONS FOR FUNGAL INFECTIONS DUE TO THE HIGH RISK OF KIDNEY AND LIVER DAMAGE AND IS NOT WORTH THE RISK.  OUR CLINIC HAS INVESTED IN THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY FOR TREATING FUNGAL TOENAILS, LASER.  IT IS EXTREMELY EFFECTIVE WITH NO SIDE EFFECTS.  IF YOU OR A LOVED ONE WOULD LIKE HONEST, COMPETENT ADVICE REGARDING FOOT CARE, PLEASE CONTACT US AT 416-465-8737.

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