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Treatment Options
Molluscum contagiosum might remain for 2 months to 4-5 years. In most cases, these bumps are painless; they might get itchy and swollen. People with low immunity might affect differently and can be as big as 15 mm in diameter, which is triple their normal size and can turn reddish with inflammation. In these cases, treatment is required ASAP. People also go for treatment for lesion visibility, underlying atopic disease, and the desire to prevent transmission. There are many ways to treat Molluscum contagiosum.
1. Physical Removal
The following are ways which medical practitioners adopt to remove pumps physically
- Cryotherapy: It is a process in which healthcare professionals freeze the lesions using liquid nitrogen. Depending on the location of the lesion, they might give local or general anesthesia. This treatment is also called cryoablation.
- Curettage: It is a procedure in which white waxy material is removed from inside the lesions to get rid of the infection. This is done by piercing a hole in the lesion. This could be painful and local anesthesia is used during this process.
- Laser Therapy: Laser rays are used to kill the infection for this purpose; anesthesia is used according to the size and location of lesions.
All these processes need to be done under the proper supervision of health care professionals. Trying to scalp lesions at home or cleaning waxy material will increase and spread of infection to other parts of the body (autoinoculation).
