Smelly feet can be a huge source of insecurity. Nobody wants to feel like their feet are stinking up the room. Or that other people have noticed the smell. Sometimes, smelly feet are caused by bad hygiene. If you notice that your feet smell better after you wash them, and worsen after exercise, you may just need to wash your feet more thoroughly. In this case, foot antiperspirants can also be helpful with the smell. 

Additional reasons for smelly feet

However, some people’s smelly feet aren’t affected by washing at all. This is true in the case of toenail fungus, which makes the nails themselves smell. Washing your feet won’t get under the nail to the nail bed where the fungus resides, making it ineffective at treating smell from fungal infection.

Treatment options for smelly toenails

Smelly feet from toenail fungus won’t be cured with just hygiene alone. There are effective options available for smelly fungal toes. These treatments specifically target the fungus itself. Because they remove the cause of the issue, your feet should smell better after the fungus is killed. 

Smelly feet should be treated immediately to lessen the burden they have on your life. Not all treatments for fungal nails are the same, though. For example, some of them, like topical antifungal medications, require at least a year of application to see any results. The PinPointe laser differs in that it only requires one treatment to completely eliminate the fungal spores from under the nail. Therefore, it is a more desirable solution.

Treating your smelly toenails will also have the benefit of improving how your nails look. After eliminating the fungus itself, any aesthetic damage the fungus has caused will start to improve. After the PinPointe laser treatment, you should start to see a new, healthy nail grow behind your old damaged one. To schedule a consultation with a licensed podiatrist for the PinPointe laser, give us a call at 1-(800) 672-0625 or visit our website for more information.