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What does the molluscum contagiosum look like

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Does <strong>molluscum</strong> need to be treated?Some doctors recommend not treating <strong>molluscum</strong>, because <strong>the</strong>y disappearspontaneously. In France, <strong>the</strong> dermatologists are in favour of treating molloscum in orderto avoid <strong>the</strong> spreading and to shorten <strong>the</strong> duration of its natural evolution.How do <strong>the</strong> dermatologists treat <strong>molluscum</strong> ?The most efficient treatment is probably <strong>the</strong> scratching off of <strong>molluscum</strong> with a curette,but <strong>the</strong> procedure is quite painful, it often requires a local anaes<strong>the</strong>sia with a cream,applied one hour in advance. The freezing of <strong>the</strong> blisters with liquid nitrogen is also oftenused. Several treatment sessions spaced out by three to six weeks are often necessary,because of <strong>the</strong> appearance of new lesions or in <strong>the</strong> case <strong>molluscum</strong> are plenty.O<strong>the</strong>r methods, such as electrocoagulation, laser, and local application of creams areadvised in France but more seldom.

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