Kid knee warts

[Anonymous]

They are so gross. That said am I supposed to do anything? They aren't bothering my DS but he did count 7 on one knee tonight.

*cue the gagging*

[Anonymous]

My kids had these. Here are some suggestions: put duct tape on them (seems to work for some reason), use compound W at night, go to the dermatologist and get them chemically "frozen" off. They are gross, I agree. However they're also exceedingly common and tend to go away in 4-12 months/ Good luck.

[Anonymous]

I was also going to suggest duct tape.

[Anonymous]

Shockingly the Compound W band-aids work. I had no faith in them but we had tried all the other over the counter treatments without success. They worked, think it only took 2 applications.

[Anonymous]

they are called molluscum warts. My ped said to treat with a product that I think was called Duraplast. It is sold without a prescription but was behind the pharmacy counter so you have to ask for it. It worked great. He told me to treat it because even though it will go away, it can spread. I knew someone whose DC had it on her neck and she was very self conscious about it. This past summer it seemed like every child I knew had them.

[Anonymous]

I'd take DC to the dermatologist or pediatrician to confirm the diagnosis. I think mollusca and regular warts have some different characteristics and may need different treatment.

[Anonymous]

My son had molluscum and it would get on his sheets and then spread and spread and spread. It took 6 months of covering them with those little round bandaids with vinegar (just a dab) on the bump. If he touches them and then touches - let's say - goes to the bathroom - not a good thing.

If they are warts - use wart bandaids - in the summer he will be playing and rub against something - it will bleed like nobody's business. freezing hurst a lot.

[Anonymous]

hurst = hurts

[Anonymous]

DD has had these molluscom warts -- they are finally going away. Ped said it was a virus and would be over in about 18 months and sure enough, it's going away. They do bleed and can be painful.

[Anonymous]

Second the vinegar treatment. We took my son to the dermatologist and he treated them with blister beetle juice. It did kill the ones that were treated, but they just kept coming back. The blisters were painful, too.

We tried over-the-counter freezing treatments, but those were much more painful than the beetle juice.

We then tried treating them with apple cider vinegar and band-aids. We put vinegar on the bandaids and put them on overnight. We'd do this for a week and then let his skin recover for a week, and then treat any new ones that popped up. It eventually got rid of them, with less pain and expense than the dermatologist.