LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY
Somerset Podiatry Clinic are proud to be offering an innovative and exciting laser treatment for fungal nail infections.
A Fungal nail infection (onychomycosis) is a stubborn, unsightly and ineffective disease of the nail. It can be thick, discoloured and uncomfortable when pressure is applied over the nail plate and infection may also spread to the skin. Sufferers of fungal nail infections often become embarrassed by their nails especially during the summer months when they wish to wear open toe shoes or sandals.
Until now onychomycosis has been extremely difficult to treat with the traditional paint on lacquers, which are slow and sometimes take years to work and oral medications which have associated side effects.
The Lunula Laser is safe, effective and painless with no harmful effects to healthy skin and nail. There is no anaesthetic or surgery required and no recovery period.
The laser uses two beams which pass over the foot and nail through to the nail bed without causing damage to either the nail or the surrounding skin.
The laser beams kill the fungus and stimulates the blood supply and immune response which repair the tissue cells.
Healthy nail should start to show at the base of the nail and with the growth of the nail the infected nail will grow out. This could take several months as some nails take 12 – 18 months to fully regrow.
It has previously been difficult and time consuming to test for the presence of a fungal nail infection. However there has recently been developed a 5 min test.
This is available at our clinic at a cost of £40.
TREATMENT PACKAGES
Packages are designed to treat all cases from minor involvement of one or two toes to severe cases where all nails are involved with no restriction on age or medical status.
Initial Assessment: £50
Package of 6 treatments: £495
