An Utah Podiatrist Treats Dystrophic Toenails Effectively Toenail fungus infection is one of the most common type of toenail problems that can be treated only under proper treatment from a toenail fungus podiatrist. This type of fungus is an anaerobic organism that derives its nutrition from the nail’s keratin which in turn is a strong protein. As a result of this, the nail starts producing more keratin which further results in the thickening of the nail. The toenail fungus starts growing on the nail bed, spreads and then slowly and steadily separates the nail plate from the nail bed. With …