What Is Molluscum Contagiosum?
10. Treatment
Treatment is usually not deemed necessary, and the patient will often make a full recovery in 6 to 12 months. Some people will continue to develop new bumps for up to 5 years, however. The patient will no longer be contagious once the bumps have completely disappeared.
The highly contagious nature of the bumps means that doctors will sometimes recommend they are removed. This can help to prevent them spreading to other parts of the patient’s body, and also to other people. However, the procedure can be painful, so surgical removal of the bumps is avoided where it is not deemed necessary.
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