The contagious mollusk is a viral chronic skin disease which is transmitted directly at contact with the patient. At this virus on skin of the person characteristic formations appear. If to squeeze out contents of such heat-spot, then on its surface kashitseobrazny whitish weight appears. Both adults, and children can get sick with a mollusk. This virus is usually transmitted at household contacts with the sick person. There are several ways of removal of a mollusk.
Instruction
1. First, visit the dermatologist who will make you the exact diagnosis and will appoint treatment. If removal of a mollusk is necessary, then the doctor will carry out it on an outpatient basis. At first affected areas are anesthetized, and then Folkmann's spoon or special tweezers all new growths are removed.
2. All processed sites carefully are greased with iodine. Mechanical removal of new growths is recommended in case of the small number of skin rashes. The lack of this method is that after intervention often there are noticeable scars or hems. And still, if the child got sick with a mollusk, then his such medical procedures it is possible to frighten strongly.
3. If there is a lot of rashes on skin, then laser treatment of a contagious mollusk is recommended. This method of treatment became rather popular recently. Its pluses in what at the procedure of laser treatment is carried out without damage of a surrounding healthy integument. And already only in several days after removal of a mollusk, traces of new growths practically does not remain. Nothing on skin reminds of the postponed disease.
4. Mollyuskovy small knots can also be removed by means of electric current which also successfully eliminates them. Such way of treatment is called a diatermokoagulyation method. In certain cases also cryodestruction, that is treatment can be appointed liquid nitrogen. If the disease already took the started form, then use of special ointments and reception of antibiotics can be required. Between different types of treatment only the competent dermatologist can make a right choice.
5. Besides all these methods, along with them, doctors recommend to strengthen the immunity. The developed immune system is the most important assistant at treatment of a contagious mollusk and allows to avoid a recurrence of this disease.