difference between hot, cold lasers? would either kill nail fungus? at what frequency and power range?

Question

i have cold laser at 840 nanometer frequency range. can it be used to to treat the nail fungus? how long of an exposure is needed for each nail? what are the hazards to watch for?

difference between hot and cold lasers? would either kill nail fungus? at what frequency and power range?
i have cold laser at 840 nanometer, (invisible light) frequency range. can it be used to to treat the nail fungus? how long of an exposure is needed for each nail? what are the hazards to watch for?

Answer 1

There's much friendlier alternatives for nail fungus! Why on earth are you considering such a drastic treatment?

Lasers can be very damaging if not used in the right hands! How the hell did you get your mitts on one in the first place?

Asking questions about how to use it on yahoo hardly exhibits a responsible attitude!

Laser technology and equipment varies so drastically in output and end result, that you can't possibly base any valid practice, on the responses you might receive in this arena!

I hope you're not running some sort of beauty parlour?

Get real for goodness sake.

Answer 2

No lasers cannot not kill nail fungus, nor can the over the counter brush on liquids either. You need to penetrate through a nail which is not possible with a laser, lasers are used for surface problems of the skin, it can help with circulation and lymph. For the nails, there is a pill you take for a certain time, can't think of the name for it, but it cleans the whole body of fungus. A foot doctor will take a peice of nail and have it sent for analysis and know the kind of fungus it is and then give meds appropriately.

Answer 3

I have never heard of using lasers on nail fungus and I would think if that worked I would have found some info on that on the internet because I also had nail fungus and was desparate for a cure that was not oral drugs ( that i did take and had a severe reaction to ).

I ended up using full strength listerine and tea tree oil to cure my nail fungus.

Answer 4

I know you've waited a long time for this answer. Part of the problem is you asked a couple of years before the laser treatment for onychomycosis became publicly known (or FDA approved). Hopefully, the folks who were so rude to you 7 years ago feel embarrassed today.

Meanwhile, to answer your original question, the target wavelength is 1064nm -- typically produced using a YAG laser. The biggest problem you will face in any sort of "home brew" application is controlling the power and duration of the pulse used to treat the infection. Too little & too short will be ineffective; too long and too hot will do significant collateral damage. Treat this procedure with the same caution and respect one might apply to a DIY appendectomy!

Of course, it has been 7 years; if you are still following this question, please swing back around and let everybody (even the vituperating responders) what you did and how it worked.