Toelaze Complete (tlc) Conceived By Dr. Marc Katz: The Most Progressive Laser Toenail Fungus Removal

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Dr. Marc Katz, a Tampa podiatrist has done it yet again. First he created the CryoMax procedure for nerve destruction to resolve foot pain. The procedure is known throughout the US, Canada and many other countries. Now, Dr. Katz has developed the ToeLaze Complete procedure, often known as the TLC procedure!

Dr. Katz began with the safest and most effective laser in the industry, the Cooltouch CoolBreeze CT3 Plus Zoom. He then formulated a progressive three staged procedure that can provide patients with removal of toenail fungus and the absolute greatest laser toenail fungus outcomes.

Katz explains that many physicians make use of the laser with typical protocols and settings and treat the nails with high temperature to destroy fungus. He notes that toenail fungus is very resistant to treatments and that's the reason topical medications don't work and even strong oral medications have a low success rate. The oral medications can also trigger liver damage, loss of taste, stomach problems and other ailments.

While having a laser treatment, many different locations of the nail and nail bed require intense treatment. ...
... The most resistant area is the skin of the nail bed. Dr. Katz notes that it is not just the surface of the skin but the fungal infection is inside the actual skin layer. This is frequently the same infection that could cause athlete's foot. Most lasers and laser protocols do only a fair job of infiltrating this layer and treating long enough to kill the fungus. Other parts that contain the infection consist of the actual nail plate itself and the nail surface. Nail discoloration with dark yellow, brown and black is a result of an infection extending through the nail and attached to the nail bed. The surface fungus will frequently appear white and be at the base of the nail and all along the sides, the nail grooves. As a result, the condition is multi-faceted and requires a perfectly thought out protocol for optimal results.

Dr. Katz had developed the ToeLaze Complete (TLC) Procedure over time, based on his widespread research and extensive experience with patients. He has refined the protocol and it will continue to change over time.

Dr. Katz has conceived 3 major components for his TLC Procedure. The first is the standard raising of temperature to destroy the fungus. This is generally the only means that the usual laser treatment will provide. It is Dr. Katz's strong belief that the laser treatment must go well past the heat mechanism and be required to focus on all layers of infection inside the nail and the nail bed. Therefore, he has created a technique of altering settings within the laser to penetrate the nail, nail bed surface and nail bed skin evenly with heat making sure to offer the highest concentration of temperature to all of these areas. Most laser protocols are somewhat random and static and provide unequal heat to some layers and not others.

The second component requires the use of the actual red light laser beam to cause photoinactivation of the fungus leading to the destruction of the genetic material of the fungus. This can only be completed through prolonged exposure to the laser beam with settings altered to again evenly and totally affect all layers. This is done through multiple passes over the nail with appreciably different adjustments for each pass. Simply using the laser in the typical manner doesn't give these optimal results. Dr. Katz believes that this method affords a much greater amount of fungal death and the failure of the fungus to reproduce and reinfect the nail.

The third mechanism is really unique and permits particles within a solution to enter into the the nail plate and into the actual nail bed skin layer. Katz has personally developed the solution and notes that the particles penetrate by a method known as photophoresis. This procedure permits the anti-fungal particles to infiltrate into the most resistant layer killing the hardiest fungus that hides in the deep layers.

It is simple to see that the TLC Procedure uses a straightforward laser technique and elevates the laser therapy to an extraordinary procedure with exceptional outcomes. This is a technique that separates Dr. Katz from other Laser Toenail Fungus providers.

Although there is no absolute cure for toenail fungus infections, Dr. Katz's TLC Procedure is the closest you will get! Also, there are excellent maintenance choices to avoid recurrence of fungal infections. Katz states that in especially severe cases many patients have infections deep in the base and growth area of the nail and this can necessitate nail removal followed by the laser treatment still using the TLC protocol.

About the Author:

Dr. Marc Katz is a Tampa podiatrist that specializes in superior technologies and remedies for his patients. Additionally, Dr. Katz provides compassionate care for all foot problems in Tampa, St. Petersburg and Clearwater.

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