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Anyone deal with molluscum?

Kingston54Kingston54 member
in Toddlers: 24 Months+

Dermatologist prescribed benzoyl peroxide - that didn't work.  I won't try that again either because it has parabens in it.

We ordered Dr. Wheatgrass skin recovery spray from Amazon because of the good reviews and that isn't working either.

ANy ideas?

THank you :)

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Re: Anyone deal with molluscum?

  • armywife7205armywife7205 member

    YES!!! Sadly... my youngest DD now 20m has been dealing with it for a LONG time. Finally, after MONTHS with the dermatologist she is responding to Imiquimod.

    It can take a year or longer for the body to try and attack it. It is in the Pox family and will more then likely spread to other children.

    DD2 got it from DD1 and she had a MUCH worse case. Her body is FINALLY attacking it! They look pretty nasty when they start  to clear up.

    Avoid touching the centers that is what causes it to spread.

    By the way we tried a TON of options and the ONLY thing that worked was Imiquimod. It is SPENDY!!!! Our insurance covered it and it cost $5 for a box (24 VERY small packets) but without it... the box was $625!

     

    Good luck and message if you have questions! See a dermatologist if you can! 

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  • Kingston54Kingston54 member
    Thank you.  Do you know anything about the ingredients?  I'm very cautious about applying anything that has any type of paraben, SLS, etc.
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  • jday1229jday1229

    I've posted in a few other threads. Below is my response. You can see other responses here.

    DS had 2 spots when he was an infant. Our ped recommended swabbing with listerine 2-3 times a day. 3 reasons - it dries up the area, it disinfects the area, and it irritates the area enough for the body's natural defenses to kick in and help fight the virus. It took a few weeks but eventually went away and we didn't have any spreading.

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  • AEN1029AEN1029 member
    Yes! Horribly. And as crazy as this may sound, we didn't treat it with anything. They didn't bother DD so unless they were cut open, we left the blisters alone, and even then, we simply cleaned it and put a bandaid on it. It lasted for about 6 months and she is now molluscum free!
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  • lindac1lindac1
    We had some luck with ZymaDerm, which I got at Walgreens. It worked, but it did take a long time before she was completely molluscum-free.
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