Black, Bruised Toenail Treatment, Heal Bruised Toenail, Toenail Fungal Infection:  Use of Vinegar turns my  toenails  black what can I use to cure my toenail.  Do any one have a good home remedy for a black toenail?Does VVR and cornmeal will help.

Black Toenail

If your toenail has gone black then it is a sure sign that the nail bed tissue has undergone necrosis or death. The black color is actually a shade of blue indicating a bruise of the tissue in the nail bed. Necrotized tissue is a serious condition and quite rare, but you will have to surgically get the nail removed and then remove the necrotized tissue; otherwise, gangrene will surely follow, and if left untreated, you could end up losing a foot. Bruising under the toe is easier to deal with.

Black And Bruised Toenail Fungal Infection Treatment

A bruise is the result of a blunt injury to an area of tissue that caused the rupture of blood vessels that then spilt blood into the tissues. It is highly unusual that the use of vinegar would cause this situation and you probably also sustained some kind of injury from footwear or from mechanical trauma to the digit. If you let the bruise be, the tissue will heal it self and the bruising will go away. However, there is a complication in this simple solution. You mentioned that the area of injury is the toenail and this is also the area where fungal infections are just waiting to occur. The feet are one of the most moisture laden zones of the body, with sweat continuously coming form the region and little clearance and evaporation. This is a result of our wearing shoes, which the human body has not yet adapted to completely; therefore, the prevalence of fungal infections of the foot. Fungi just need a warm and humid environment along with a host to start germinating and growing into the skin. When you add to this, the fact that there is an open wound, a normal fungal infection could then turn into something more serious.

Heal Bruised Toenail

Curing this problem will first require that you either get new shoes or stay at home or barefoot until the problem is solved – and the bruising disappears. Next, you have to make the area completely sterile by applying tea tree oil to the region. Tea tree oil is a good sterilizing agent against all microbes – even viruses. This application has to be done everyday if you are going to wear shoes. The rest of the treatment requires that you raise the level of the leg above the heart. This will cause some of the blood in the bruised area to leave the area and come back into the blood stream.