Nail Fungus Treatment

Nail Fungus Treatment using Fotona laser at our dermatology clinic in London is an advanced and highly effective treatment for even resistant types of fungal nail infection.

What is fungal nail infection?

Onychomycosis or fungal nail infection is a chronic fungal infection of the nail plate, nail matrix, and nail bed that is more common in the toenails. The prevalence of onychomycosis is 2–13%, and up to 14–28% among elderly patients over 60 years old. Onychomycosis can cause pain, discomfort, and cosmetic concerns and thus significantly impacts patients, both physically and emotionally. Although there have been advances in current treatment options, including terbinafine and itraconazole, that have improved the complete cure rate to 70.5%, recurrence (relapse or reinfection) still occurs in 10–53% of patients. Nail fungus treatment such as oral antifungal medications are associated with side effects, such as gastrointestinal upset, headaches, and liver dysfunction. Laser nail fungus treatment, involving the use of the Fotona Nd:YAG 1064-nm laser, has shown very encouraging and promising results in patients with onychomycosis without any of the side effects of oral anti fungal drugs.

Based on 135 reviews

Zara Khan

19/11/2021

Amazing from start to finish, the communication was the main thing was fully informed and looked after, on the day of my breast augmentation, the staff were fab and made me feel at ease through out the whole process. Thank you so much.

Mohammed Farid

18/11/2021

I’ve had such a great experience with excellent advice, care and attention and surgical treatment (gynaecomastia) - I can fully endorse the treatment I have received from Centre for Surgery with absolutely no qualms at all. Brilliant in every way - thank you all so much.

Caroline Thorpe

14/11/2021

Very pleased with my whole experience of having a procedure. Was so nervous about getting treatment and i was reassured and felt so comfortable throughout thanks to the amazing nurses. I definitely made the right decision to have breast augmentation at centre for surgery with dr erel.

Melissa Briggs

08/11/2021

So glad I went with centre for surgery, the whole process went very smoothly from the consultations down to the actual day of the procedure. I was so nervous on the day but the whole team put me at ease and I’m happy with my results as I feel a lot more comfortable wearing certain clothes now. My surgeon was Alberto Di Giuseppe who performed a breast Augmentation on me, and I would definitely recommend as he was very clear on what the outcome of the surgery would be and which size would look the best for my frame.

Raphinha kiki

08/11/2021

Couldn’t be happier with Dr Tillo work,i had my breast surgery one week ago and so happy with the results so far,all the staff are extremely nice and very supportive,i would definitely recommend their services,thank so much

Grace Olafemi

15/10/2021

From start to the finish everything was perfect for tummy tuck surgery. All staff is very friendly and the aftercare has been good. The Doctor and the nurse team was fantastic. I'm so happy...result is amazing. Thank you!!!

Ranjit Singh

14/10/2021

This was overall a great experience, all the staff at Centre for Surgery were friendly and put me at ease. It is a nerve wracking thing to go through an op but the staff were so nice. Mr Ertan has got a great team around him. On the day of the operation everything went smoothly to plan, there was no delay or holdups, I had another consultation with Mr Ertan who confirmed what was going to be done and that I was still happy to proceed. I was prepped for the procedure, I met with the anaesthetist who again was really nice and put me at ease explaining his role. After the procedure I woke up with the nurse by my side making sure I was OK and checking on me, I was able to stay in the clinic until I was ready to leave and was not rushed at all. I was well looked after from the start to the point when I was discharged. Post operation I was staying at a local hotel it was so close there was no point in even getting a taxi and I was able to walk back where my partner was waiting for me. I was expecting a lot of bruising to both my eyes but there was very little if any by the time the cast came off after 7 days, I am now at the two week post operation point and it is healing well with no outwardly visible bruising or scaring. The next milestone is a checkup at the 6 week point with my surgeon. If you're thinking of having something like this done I would highly recommend getting in touch with Centre for Surgery.

Layla Karami

13/10/2021

The staff at Centre for Surgery were very kind and accommodating. They answered any questions I had about the procedure and were constantly checking up on me. A special thank you to Christina for all her support throughout.

Gemma Small

08/10/2021

I would just like to state the quality of care received from the nurses at Centre for Surgery was beyond the highest level. Sophie takes her patient care to another level beyond words. She always puts me at ease. She is there for me even at awkward hours just when I mostly needed reassurance and she is one of the most compassionate nurses I have come across and demonstrates her passion naturally for caring for others. She totally deserves recognition at its finest and thank you for always being there for me. 😍

Our dermatologists perform a two-staged long-pulsed Nd:YAG 1064-nm laser fungal nail treatment for the significant and long lasting improvement of onychomycosis. The two-stage laser nail fungus treatment protocol is performed once a week for eight weeks, and the second stage, which takes place once every four weeks for four visits. No local anesthesia or cooling device is required.

The Nd:YAG laser emits 1,064-nm wavelength energy that may cross the nail plate and overheat fungal material, leading to fungal cellular damage and death. The laser is applied in a carefully designed configuration as shown below:

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Regarding local side effects, patients may notice a local sensation of heat, needle pricking, and mild pain, which immediately disappears when the laser nail fungus treatment is complete. The two stage laser protocol significantly improves cosmetic appearance. Laser treatment was performed in 4 sessions with a 1-week interval between sessions.

Three months after nail fungus treatment, 95.8% of patients we have treated have been cured with no recurrence of the fungal nail infection.

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Centre for Surgery is located at 106 Crawford Street in Marylebone. Crawford Street is just off Baker Street. We are easily accessible by all major bus routes that pass through Baker Street as well as Baker Street underground station.

From the tube station, we are just a 5 minute walk southwards down Baker Street followed by a right turn onto Crawford Street. The clinic is about 200 yards on the left.

There is ample local pay & display parking in the surrounding area and an NCP car park is located further west along Crawford Street. Our local residential parking zone is the City of Westminster.

Address: 106 Crawford Street, Marylebone, London, W1H 2HY