Fungal nail conditions are one of the most common reasons clients come to a medical pedicure specialist. Learn to recognize, assess and safely work with these cases within your scope of practice.
Many masters can spot fungal changes but don't know how to properly manage such clients, safely process affected nails, and build a long-term support program. This course gives specialists deep knowledge of fungal nail conditions and the skills to work with these cases professionally, within their competence.
Students study the structure of the nail apparatus, types of fungal lesions, methods of assessing nail condition, modern hardware processing techniques and the rules for building home-care recommendations. Strong emphasis is placed on practical work with real models and analysis of clinical cases.
Nail plate, matrix, nail bed, growth zones, physiology of the nail apparatus.
What a fungal infection is, routes of infection, risk factors, common pathogens, prevention.
Distal, superficial and proximal onychomycosis, total nail involvement, features of each form.
Fungal lesions vs. traumatic changes, age-related changes, psoriatic changes and nail dystrophies.
Causes of thickening, safe thinning technique, working with different burrs, reducing pressure on the nail bed, client comfort.
Burr selection, speed modes, processing sequence, procedure safety, common mistakes.
Photo documentation, monitoring progress, home care, planning repeat visits, working alongside physicians.
Work with real models, analysis of clinical cases, technique practice, review of mistakes.
Each student works with models under the instructor's supervision. Practice includes:
On successful completion you receive the certificate
Fungal Nail Management Specialist
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