What is nail fungus?

Fungal nail infection (onychomycosis) is a very common complaint. Over 10 million people in the UK and 700 million people worldwide suffer from it.

It affects men more than women and is more common as you get older.

Most fungal nail infections cause merely cosmetic complaints with most suffers reporting unsightly and embarrassing changes. The nail becomes thickened, discoloured and often crumbly, it becomes impossible to cut down and takes on a unique odour.

If left untreated, fungal nail infection can be very painful in shoes and can cause corns down the outside of the nail. In some cases the nail can lift from the end of the toe, debris can collect under the it, altering the curvature of the nail.