Method for the prevention and treatment of skin and nail infections
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1. A method for the treatment of nail infections caused by microbes comprising the step of applying electromagnetic radiation to an infected nail for a time and at a proximity and intensity sufficient to render the microbes substantially inactivated.
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A method of prevention and treatment of microbial infections that occur on, or just below, the skin and nails consisting of the application of electromagnetic radiation to an infected area of skin or nails for a time and at a proximity and intensity sufficient to render the microbes substantially inactivated and incapable of reproducing.
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- 1. A method for the treatment of nail infections caused by microbes comprising the step of applying electromagnetic radiation to an infected nail for a time and at a proximity and intensity sufficient to render the microbes substantially inactivated.
- 7. A method for the prevention of nail infections caused by microbes comprising the step of applying electromagnetic radiation to an infected nail for a time and at a proximity and intensity sufficient to render the microbes substantially inactivated and incapable of establishing an infection.
- 12. A method for the prevention and treatment of skin infections cause by microbes comprising the step of applying electromagnetic radiation to an infected area of skin for a time and at a proximity and intensity sufficient to render the microbes substantially inactivated.
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