Toenail Fungus Treatment: Before and After Pictures

Today's post will cover my own personal journey "curing" toenail fungus. I'll show my own before and after pics and go over the treatments I used.

Starting Point

Here are the beginning images:

Those are just my big toes, obviously. I had the fungus on all my toes to varying degrees. Those pics are also available in another post on this site.

Growing increasingly embarrassed over my toenails, I looked for some solutions. I chose thyme oil, and for the time being, it was my only treatment. I used it twice per day. For each foot, I applied Thyme Oil from a cotton pad. 3 drops covered all the nails of one foot.

About 2 weeks later...

I noticed the thyme oil was improving the look of each nail. However, I wanted to quicken the results. I decided to also use a more intensive approach. I decided to use filing boards for nails, as found in many drugstores.

Below are the pics I took right before getting to work on my feet. For detailed instructions on this treatment, click here.

And about 30 minutes later:

What a difference! You can see some of the nail shavings in the background. I used sanding sticks and really worked hard to smooth everything down.

The nail also smoothed more in the coming days, and I used very fine sanders also. The thyme increases nail shininess, so the abraded areas were even less noticeable. Overall, I was elated (and surprised) at how much better my feet looked.

And about two weeks after that...

I kept using the thyme oil, every day. Toenail fungus can definitely come back, if you aren't careful. The fungi spores are very strong.

Here is a more recent picture of how well my nails have improved recently:

Now that the nail is treated, I just need to maintain, mostly. Thyme, frequently cleaning of gunk from under nail (sock lint, etc). And yes, I should probably get to waxing my toes some time :)

So I hope some of this helped you! Curing toenail fungus is not expensive at all, and can be done very quickly. Make a habit of taking better care of your feet, and you will be rewarded.

How to Immediately Treat Toenail Fungus by 90% or More

Today, I will discuss the best way I have found to INSTANTLY get rid of perhaps 90% of the bad appearance of one's toenails and feet!

I found this treatment after browsing some websites, and bringing together all the best information on what would help me immediately.

Combine today's treatment with a long-term regimen as well, and you'll have happy, beautiful feet in no time!

Now on to the discussion.

You will need:

1. One toenail clipper
2. Several gradients of pedicure sanding paper/buffer
3. Thyme Oil (optional but highly recommended) for maintenance

Thyme oil has powerful antiseptic properties, due to its thymol quantity. I used it twice per day when starting out, then once per day as maintenance (when the fungus has visually been eradicated.)

Includes sanding stick and 4 sided sander with different strengths.

Step 1: Wash your feet with warm water and clean-rinsing (we don't want heavy moisturizers) soap.

Step 2: Trim your toenails. If there is dirt or grime in under the nail, get that out as well.

Step 3: If there is any dead skin along your nails (to the sides and elsewhere), you can get that out with the point end of your nail trimmer attachment (the part that folds out.) If the nail gets dusty at any point, use a moist paper towel to wipe away excess.

Step 4. Use the multi-sided nail sander across the top surface of your toenails (horizontally if looking straight down, across the direction your nail grows in.) Start out with the biggest grit (the bumpiest textures) to sand out the most noticeable marks and such. Then work your way down to the smoothest grit. Voila!

Step 5: Apply the thyme oil in order to preserve your work. This is your maintenance plan, to kill all the fungus. Get a cotton pad, put some drops of thyme oil on, then wipe down each toenail completely, including edges and niches. Use new pad for each foot.

And then you're done, all in five simple steps! Keep maintaining your feet, trimming nails regularly, and using that thyme oil.