In addition, it does not look appealing, the appearance of burrs often accompanied by painful sensations, besides exposing you to a number of infections. Called burrs on the fracture nail fold skin redness followed this zone.
How to get rid of burrs on the fingers at home, we describe in detail in the article. Reviews and photos are attached.
What is the burrs?
Burr (or "barb", and in Latin: «reduvial») - is the characteristic lesion of the upper skin layer on the nail shaft. Can occur both on the back roll and on the side, that is - lateral. In other words, the manifest and nail the sides and in the middle, at its very foundation.
It is relatively small but very unpleasant, in all senses, torn skin around the nail. They are very often "cling" for clothing and other items during the execution of a particular job. Here is the moment and the most unpleasant, as can be very distracting, and when to come to terms with this condition and forget about it, with the external environment interaction is even more tightly, and that contributes to razyatrivaniyu wounds and getting into them infection.
The appearance of burrs on the fingers: the main reasons
The appearance of burrs can be called simple and complex reasons. nail roll gap is a result of:
- Failure to wear warm gloves in the cold season.
- Use in building nail materials containing methyl methacrylate. They harm the nail plate and the skin around it, trigger burrs.
- Unsuccessfully made a manicure. By careless removal of the cuticle can easily damage the skin. It will microtrauma, small indent that can cause the formation of burr. Can injure the skin and the rest of manicure tools, including nail file. If this happens regularly, burrs permanently settle on the fingers.
- Contacting hands with different household chemicals, paints, and other harmful substances, hard water. Why not use protective gloves? Obviously, the usual cause is carelessness, which leads to not only the burrs, but also more serious damage to the skin on the hands. This fully applies to women and men.
- Nail biting and biting the cuticle. This harmful weakness is closely associated with the nervous system. It is often manifested in emotional stress. Tear off a piece of the nail with a cuticle is very easy. Leather necessarily suffer, because it gentle and sensitive. Its gap will quickly turn into a painful burr.
- The lack of quality and regular care of your hands. Burrs like dry and chapped skin, because it is easy to crack and injured. To resolve this cause, it is necessary to always use creams and beauty treatments squeamish.
- Careless handling of stationery. Just cut your hands even plain paper. A simple ball-point pen or a pencil and capable of causing injury. Thanks to them, burrs may appear on the index or middle finger of the hand.
- Insufficient water consumption. liquid deficiency can lead to dehydration of the skin on the hands.
- Improper use of soap, frequent hand washing without subsequent drying.
These causes easy to fix. It is necessary to make a little effort and make positive adjustments in lifestyle and change the attitude to his body.
Complications and consequences
The main mistake that many people with the appearance of burrs - is its detachment. Such actions are dangerous because this place will be inflamed and cause pain, you may have a secondary infection, which is fraught with serious consequences and complications: paronychia and felon.
Paronychia called purulent inflammation roller near the nail. In severe cases, inflammation can cause nail deformation or delamination. If the disease is mild, with paronychia can be managed with the help of medical treatment and various procedures, and in the running - surgical treatment can not be avoided. Paronychia is characterized by infiltration or suppuration, a local increase in temperature. Then the patient may complain of pain twitches. can pus from the wound. When the process is unable to take control and treatment will give results that can be seen emerging cavity or breaking the mold of the nail.
Whitlow - a purulent inflammation of the finger. Usually, the infection of the basic role played by staphylococcal infection. Complications of this extremely dangerous disease, up to sepsis. When panaritiums appears severe pain, swelling, fever in inflammation. In the most difficult cases, it is a significant increase in body temperature and severe intoxication. In severe forms prognosis may be unfavorable with regard to further restore the functioning of the fingers.
How to remove burrs at home
The most common and effective means of dealing with burrs are the various baths. Incidentally, all these trays have a pleasant side effect - intensive care for your hands.
- Skin to steam in a hot bath for 10 min. The hot water is added soda or sea salt (1 tablespoon per 500 ml).
- Towel dry your hands carefully and thoroughly.
- Treated with rubbing alcohol sharp nail scissors or clippers carefully cut the cuticle. Scissors cutting the skin when held in parallel, and tongs - in a perpendicular position for a snug fit to the skin. Do not pull or tear burr - it will lead to rupture of healthy skin, ie, It will form the basis for a new burr.
- Process skin antiseptic (hydrogen peroxide, an alcohol tincture of calendula) and then apply the cream Dexpanthenol (similar Bepanten, panthenol, the D-panthenol, Pantoderm ointment), or moisturizing, nourishing cream hands.
- Stick the patch on your finger from the middle of the fabric to prevent inadvertent injury to the treated skin for clothing.
For those who are afraid to cut off the burr, it is recommended this way: on the night of the skin at the site of the burr marigold ointment carefully lubricated and tightly sealed with plaster above. By morning, the burr softened and he removed when washing hands. However, complete removal may not occur, and the remaining small piece of skin, clinging to the clothes can be another burr.
deburring
If, despite all precautions, the skin cracked, and yet there were burrs, it is mandatory to remove them. To do this, the pre-steam the skin, which is perfect for a warm bath.
The water should add a little essential oil, such as oil of bergamot and lemon. If such oils you do not, you can use an ordinary vegetable. Keep your hands should not be more than fifteen minutes in a bath. Then with the help of special nail clippers neatly cut the burrs. Movement should not be pulling or tearing, it is necessary skusyvat otherwise occur injury of healthy skin.
If burr is absent, but the skin around the nail plate is very rough, with the help of the grinding nailfiles roughened layer can be removed. After the procedure, the area to be processed polished disinfecting solution, particularly hydrogen peroxide solution.
If burrs are causing great concern, at night they are recommended to moisten or lubricate cream curative ointment. This will help to soften the skin and facilitate the removal of burrs.
Inflamed and suppurating burrs on the finger. What to do?
On the skin near the nail redness, tenderness on pressure. Then there is swelling and pus under the skin - this means that inflamed and suppurating burrs on the finger. What to do in this case, and how to get rid of the problem?
If a person has a weak immune system, the site of infection spreading and then there is a problem with which to fight immediately, so as not started a blood infection, and did not appear life-threatening. It is necessary to perform these steps:
- remove all traces of exfoliated skin. Trim carefully so as not to offend the "living" tissue and not to provoke bleeding
- rinse with warm water and place festering
- treat the wound with iodine, brilliant green or any alcohol antiseptic
- cover the wound with plaster bactericidal
It can be treated by the use of potassium permanganate.
Dissolve a few crystals of the substance in warm water and hold the arm in this solution. Do this daily until complete disappearance of the abscess. Instead of potassium permanganate can be used salt or baking soda. Dissolve teaspoon salt or soda, or half a teaspoon of salt and soda together in a container of warm water. Lower the arms and hold until cool water.
Excellent help at such problem aloe juice or kalanchoe. Just lubricate the place of the boil cut plants. Do this several times a day.
That the change in diet?
Diet - one of the most important components in the context of today's topic! Try to regularly eat foods containing vitamin A, vitamin E in large quantities, retinol (a form of vitamin A). They are found in dairy products, eggs, chicken and quail, carrots, raisins, dried apricots, meat and other products.
In general, it is necessary to good nutrition. That is, if you just lean on carrots and eggs, you can provide the body with the substances contained in them, but depriving him of many others, is also very necessary, elements. Therefore, eat and cereals, and fruits and vegetables, and meat from time to time.
prevention
Never to return to this issue, should be regularly and properly care for your hands. Your constant companions should be a moisturizing and nourishing creams. In addition, it is necessary to reduce as far as possible the interaction hand skin with aggressive environment, protected from contact with chemicals make it a rule to use rubber gloves.
Manicure done regularly. Resorting to professional masters aid will not be superfluous to ensure the sterility of its tools. And quality plays an important role. Manicure must be professional, made of medical steel.
In cold weather, your skin suffers the most. Therefore, to prevent the occurrence of burrs, before going out - about half an hour - should be lubricated hands greasy, nourishing cream. And gloves or mittens will not allow the skin to freeze.
