是医生建议的吗?不想口服药物,也许医生会有些外用液状涂剂(涂指甲)或软膏的试用样品.

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PinPoint Laser for Toe Nail Fungus


这是一篇最近的报道:

Ask Well: Laser Treatments for Nail Fungus - NYTimes.com

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But in one of the best studies to date, published last year in The Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham found that laser treatments produced no improvements in patients with toenail fungus, even after five sessions.

The procedures are generally not covered by insurance, and a course of treatment typically involves multiple sessions, each costing hundreds of dollars, said Dr. Andrea Bershow, the director of the nail procedure clinic at the Minneapolis VA Health Care System.

“I think we want it to work, but the evidence just isn’t quite there yet,” said Dr. Bershow, who published a report last year that reviewed current research. “The studies that have shown efficacy have been small, they haven’t been randomized controlled trials, and most of them have been funded by the actual laser companies themselves.”
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