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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 time, the skin that surrounds the nail swells up as the fungi slowly creep into that skin. You should be aware of the fact that there are many other diseases that are caused by the same.

Not only this, it causes yellow toenails and also other types of nail discoloration ranging from white, green, brown or even black toenails. This discoloration is basically caused by the debris of keratin stuck between the nail and the nail bed. If you happen to notice that you have yellow, white, green/brown or black toenails without any other kind of symptoms, consider yourself lucky …