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My DD has just been diagnosed with Mollecum. She has them on her nappy region under her arms and a few on her bum.
I have also noticed that DS now has a few.
Can anyone offer any advice on what they did to keep the spread minimal? Now I know I will shower instead of bathe them. What methiods of treatment did oyu use?
Also if your child has had them, how long did they last?
TIA
Molluscum contagiosum?? They last for years!!! My niece had them - transferred to DD then DD transferred them on to DS. DD ended up with hers infected which cleared them up. Saw a dermatologist who suggests popping the bubbles with a needle through the side and then removing the core (a little squeeze and tweezers is needed) They do scar like chicken pox but they are fading on DD. For DS I am doing a few at a time and usually when he is asleep ;) Just puncture the edge of the bubble with a preferably bigger injection needle. It doesn't really hurt but they don't like the look of the needle going through the side!!! Either squeeze or pull out the core or leave them to crust over and the core then comes out as it heals. They bleed lots when the core is removed so be warned!!
Although I would leave the nappy ones - they will go away eventually on their own but it can take a very long time. DD and DS had them on the trunk and under the arm on one side. DD had one on her face and DS has a few on his legs too.
THanks for the info Michelle. DS acti=ually has to see a dermatologist about something else next week, so I might discuss more with him then too!
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.
FWIW DD2 never caught them from her.
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
Hi there,
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.
I've heard wheatgrass cream can help.
Dd's are wY too small to pop and the dr said to leave them. Gonna start her with proboitic. Should I be pulling her out of swimming ?
DD1 still went to swimming although hers were on her tummy and were covered by bathers at all times. Maybe if they are exposed then don't let her go.
I haven't pulled my son out of swimming, i was told that was most likely where he caught them and that unless i was willing to remove him for 2 years there was no point.
My son has had them for about 6-8 months now. I took him to the dr who said anything you do to aggravate the area will help them go away faster. He suggested a mild acne cream which i used twice daily on him for about a week. It helped clear some up, but not all. Also he said covering them in micropore tape is really good. You leave it on overnight (min) and as when you take it off it really upsets them and then your body realises they are there and attacks. I did this once, and i think that helped more than the cream did. But i haven't done it again as it really upset my son as he couldn't understand why i did it. I found taking it off in the shower was better than taking it off dry.
If I put her in a rashie they will not be exposed, as they are on her nappy area and under her arms. It is thought that she has caught them at swimming lessons while wearing a floatation device that was under her arms. So I want to put her in a rashie anyway, so that her skin does not touch the floatation devices.