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Does tweezing work for molluscum contagiosum?

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laura98582
laura98582

I'm 16 and I have had molluscum mainly on my legs for 17 months and I saw in a discussion that molluscum could be extracted from the root with tweezers, and wiped off with alcohol after each extraction.

Wouldn't this cause spreading?

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  • victorywa
    victorywa laura98582

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    The "core" or the white part is the contagious part. So if you do pluck it out,do NOT touch it anywhere else on your body. You will have to make sure you sterilize the tweezers in between as well.

  • here_to_help
    here_to_help laura98582

    Posted

    This will work, check my post in this discussion board. I used a nokor needle instead but this cured mine years ago! I wish someone told you this 17 months ago! 
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