All of my kids had them 2 years ago. Luckily with a lot of perseverance and making sure that I boosted their immune systems daily with probiotics, we were completely free of them within 2 months. I changed linen daily (towels and changed sheets), they showered instead of bathed. I used to cover the ones on their knees (mine had them on their knees as well as around their mouth and on their bottoms) after applying Iodine antiseptic on them and for their bottoms I used Colloidal Silver to spray on it. We've not had them back since. But yes, some people do have them for years and it can be very hard to treat at times.
Nooo don't pop them - leave them alone and they will eventually go by themselves with no scarring. DD1 had them quite badly and the Dr said they can last from 6m to 2y. She had them for about 18m and caught them from her bestie who also had them for about 2y until they went by themselves. The body's immune system eventually works out that they need to attack, they will go red and angry for a few weeks and then one day they will just disappear like magic.
My DD1 also had them when little and after seeing 3 different doctors who couldn't tell me what they were I was on the edge of screaming. I then went to a new surgery that had opened up and the dr there looked at them, told me what they were and told me to scrub them when she was in the bath with a face washer. This knocks the heads off and gets rid of them faster. It worked brilliantly and she cleared up so quickly and with no scarring. I didn't have to do anything else special. No creams or washing linen every day just scrub in the bath. Hope they clear up quickly for you
I actually caught them when I was a swimming instructor from one of the kiddies I taught.
My doctor told me that they could clear up on their own or to use a pin to ***** them and remove the centre which would clear them up and stop them from spreading.
They are highly contagious through touch, sharing towels, baths etc and can take up to a yr to clear up on their own.
I decided to ***** mine and remove the centres which cleared them up, had them for about 6 months and got sick of them being there, because they were unattractive. I don't have any scars, you wouldn't know i ever had them. I also used to put betadine on them daily to sanitise the area.
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