Empty nails may be caused by external force injury, malnutrition, fungal infection, etc. It can be treated by medication and daily care under the guidance of doctor for different causes.
1. External injury: when the nail is subjected to severe external force, it may lead to the separation of the nail from the finger and the appearance of empty nail. The human body has a certain self-healing ability, the patient can use iodine povine to disinfect under the advice of the doctor, and if necessary, use bandages to wrap the wound and wait for it to heal. If the condition requires, the nail can be extracted.
2. Nutritional deficiencies: Nail growth requires certain nutritional support, such as protein, vitamins, calcium, etc., the lack of a nutrient in the body may lead to poor growth of nails, empty nails, can be adjusted through the dietary structure of the supplemental nutrition to improve the symptoms.
3. Fungal infection: when the fungus attacks the nail bed, it will lead to vacancies between the nail bed and the nail, that is, empty nails, which can be treated with amorphophallus hydrochloride cream, miconazole nitrate cream and other medications under the advice of a doctor.
When patients have empty nails, they should seek professional medical help to identify the specific causes of the disease and actively cooperate with the treatment. The medication should be used in accordance with the doctor’s instructions, do not self-medicate.